Publications by authors named "Akiyoshi Itou"
Purpose: With chest PET examination, expansion of an image showing a small accumulation and reduction in the radiation count due to breathing movements are anticipated. The purpose of this paper is to analyze movement in the chest region when breathing and to clarify effects of the movement on expansion of the image of a small accumulation and intensity of the radiation count.
Methods: Movements around the hilum of the lung under resting respiration are analyzed in X-rays, CT images and MR images.