| abstract |
A nuclear imaging chain ( 100 ) includes a molecular agent ( 102 ), an acquisition system ( 104 ), a reconstruction system ( 106 ), a detection system ( 108 ), and a display system ( 110 ). The various components of the imaging chain are optimized according to desired optimization criteria. The optimized characteristics of the imaging chain ( 100 ) may include one or more an agent characteristic, an acquisition characteristic ( 127 ), a reconstruction characteristic ( 143 ), a detection characteristic ( 159 ), and a display characteristic. |