SinoCor: Inter-frame and intra-frame motion correction tool

SinoCor, a body-motion detection and correction tool for nuclear imaging has been developed. It is currently provided as a JAVA-based plug-in for ImageJ for use with data acquired via Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) scans. SinoCor works only in the sinogram space without going through any back-projection operation. It provides automatic correction for both interframe and intra-frame motion. Inter-frame motion occurs if the subject shifts location in-between two frame acquisitions during the tomographic imaging. The intra-frame motion happens when the shift occurs when a particular frame is being acquired.

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