Image reconstruction in positron emission tomography (PET): the 90th anniversary of Radon's solution

Biomed Tech (Berl). 2007 Dec;52(6):361-4. doi: 10.1515/BMT.2007.060.

Abstract

This year is the 90th anniversary of Radon's solution of how the values of a function can be reconstructed from measured line integrals. In medical tomography, Radon's method allows the formation of cross-sectional images of a human's body from measurements outside the patient. This paper reviews the use of Radon's method in positron emission tomography (PET) and presents some future trends in PET.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Austria
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / history*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / history*

Personal name as subject

  • Johann Radon