Respiratory motion correction on 3D positron emission tomography images [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Mohammad Dawood

InformatikRespiratory Motion Correction on 3D Positron EmissionTomography ImagesInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung des Doktorgradesder Naturwissenschaften im FachbereichMathematik und Informatikder Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultat¨der Westfalisc¨ hen Wilhelms-Universit¨at Munster¨vorgelegt vonMohammad Dawoodaus Tripoli- 2008 -Dekan: Herr Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Joachim CuntzErster Gutachter: Herr Prof. Dr. Xiayoi JiangZweiter Gutachter: Herr Prof. Dr. Michael Schafers¨Tag der Promotion:DedicationTo my parentsMohammad Yousuf Majoka and Khatija BegumAcknowledgmentsI would like to express my sincere thanks to Prof. X. Jiang and Prof. M. Schafers¨ forthe guidance and sound scientific advice that I have enjoyed during the whole period ofthis work. Similarly my thanks go to Dr. K.P. Schafers¨ for enabling me to work in themedical physics research group at the department of nuclear medicine in Munster which¨has been a pleasant and enriching experience and for his support in many other wayswhich includes the visits that lead to an exchange of experience with other researchers inthe field and helped in the improvement of this work.Many sincere thanks to my friend and colleague F. Buther, he has been at the center¨of the wonderful atmosphere in the group, along with T. Kosters,¨ M. Fieseler and N.Lang. They were all ever ready to help wherever they could. All of them also proof-readthe manuscript and proposed improvements.