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D-Index
34
Citations
4393
World Ranking
12253
National Ranking
4964

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Optics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Algorithm

His primary areas of study are Optics, Detector, Tomography, Iterative reconstruction and Algorithm. His study in Full width at half maximum and Aperture is carried out as part of his studies in Optics. Neal H. Clinthorne has researched Detector in several fields, including Image resolution, Compton scattering, Photon, Electronic engineering and Monte Carlo method.

His Tomography study incorporates themes from Positron emission tomography, Single-photon emission computed tomography, Nuclear medicine and Penalty method. His research in Iterative reconstruction intersects with topics in Pixel, Iterative method, Circulant matrix and Interpolation. His study in the field of Cramér–Rao bound is also linked to topics like Essential matrix.

His most cited work include:

  • Accuracy of Implant Placement with a Stereolithographic Surgical Guide (360 citations)
  • Myocardial Imaging with a Radioiodinated Norepinephrine Storage Analog (351 citations)
  • Grouped-coordinate ascent algorithms for penalized-likelihood transmission image reconstruction (206 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Optics, Detector, Image resolution, Iterative reconstruction and Photon. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Monte Carlo method and Optics. His work carried out in the field of Detector brings together such families of science as Scanner, Artificial intelligence, Silicon and Computer vision.

His Image resolution study deals with Positron intersecting with Nuclear magnetic resonance. His Iterative reconstruction research includes themes of Pixel, Single-photon emission computed tomography, Expectation–maximization algorithm, Algorithm and Tomography. His Photon research integrates issues from Energy and Scattering.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optics (53.81%)
  • Detector (50.22%)
  • Image resolution (34.53%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2018)?

  • Detector (50.22%)
  • Optics (53.81%)
  • Image resolution (34.53%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Neal H. Clinthorne mostly deals with Detector, Optics, Image resolution, Nuclear medicine and Resolution. His Detector study combines topics in areas such as Imaging phantom, Medical physics, Full width at half maximum and Silicon. Neal H. Clinthorne interconnects STRIPS and Diode in the investigation of issues within Optics.

His work deals with themes such as Region of interest and Biomedical engineering, which intersect with Image resolution. The concepts of his Nuclear medicine study are interwoven with issues in Bremsstrahlung and Head and neck. The various areas that Neal H. Clinthorne examines in his Resolution study include Pet scanner and Energy.

Between 2009 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • The AX-PET demonstrator—Design, construction and characterization (30 citations)
  • Timing performance of the silicon PET insert probe. (14 citations)
  • Silicon as an Unconventional Detector in Positron Emission Tomography. (13 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Optics
  • Statistics
  • Artificial intelligence

His primary areas of investigation include Optics, Detector, Lyso-, Image resolution and STRIPS. His studies in Optics integrate themes in fields like Energy and Iterative reconstruction. In the field of Iterative reconstruction, his study on Tomographic reconstruction overlaps with subjects such as Insert.

His research on Detector concerns the broader Electrical engineering. In Lyso-, Neal H. Clinthorne works on issues like Diode, which are connected to Phase, Cardinal point, Transducer, Tracking and Silicon. His Image resolution research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Imaging phantom and Scanner.

Best Publications

  • Grouped-coordinate ascent algorithms for penalized-likelihood transmission image reconstruction

    J.A. Fessler;E.P. Ficaro;N.H. Clinthorne;K. Lange

  • List-mode maximum likelihood reconstruction of Compton scatter camera images in nuclear medicine

    S.J. Wilderman;N.H. Clinthorne;J.A. Fessler;W.L. Rogers

  • SPECT dual-energy-window Compton correction : Scatter multiplier required for quantification

    K. F. Koral;F. M. Swailem;S. Buchbinder;N. H. Clinthorne

  • Maximum-likelihood dual-energy tomographic image reconstruction

    Jeffrey A. Fessler;Idris A. Elbakri;Predrag Sukovic;Neal H. Clinthorne

  • Improved modeling of system response in list mode EM reconstruction of Compton scatter camera images

    S.J. Wilderman;J.A. Fessler;N.H. Clinthorne;J.W. LeBlanc

  • Regularized emission image reconstruction using imperfect side information

    J.A. Fessler;N.H. Clinthorne;W.L. Rogers

  • Model-based estimation for dynamic cardiac studies using ECT

    Ping-Chun Chiao;W.L. Rogers;N.H. Clinthorne;J.A. Fessler

  • C-SPRINT: a prototype Compton camera system for low energy gamma ray imaging

    J.W. LeBlanc;N.H. Clinthorne;C.-H. Hua;E. Nygard

  • SPRINT II: a second generation single photon ring tomograph

    W.L. Rogers;N.H. Clinthorne;L. Shao;P. Chiao

  • 3D image reconstruction for a Compton SPECT camera model

    A.C. Sauve;A.O. Hero;W.L. Rogers;S.J. Wilderman

  • Field-Flood Requirements for Emission Computed Tomography with an Anger Camera

    W. L. Rogers;N. H. Clinthorne;B. A. Harkness;K. F. Koral

  • High spatial resolution x-ray computed tomography (ct) system

    Neal H. Clinthorne;Predrag Sukovic

  • A Hybrid Maximum Likelihood Position Computer for Scintillation Cameras

    Neal H. Clinthorne;W. Leslie Rogers;Lingxiong Shao;Kenneth F. Koral

  • On complete-data spaces for PET reconstruction algorithms

    J.A. Fessler;N.H. Clinthorne;W.L. Rogers

  • High spatial resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) method and system

    Neal H. Clinthorne;Predrag Sukovic

  • Potential of a Compton camera for high performance scintimammography.

    Lisha Zhang;W Leslie Rogers;Neal H Clinthorne

  • A modified uniform Cramer-Rao bound for multiple pinhole aperture design

    L.J. Meng;N.H. Clinthorne

  • Method, processor and computed tomography (ct) machine for generating images utilizing high and low sensitivity data collected from a flat panel detector having an extended dynamic range

    Neal H. Clinthorne;Predrag Sukovic

  • SPRINT: A Stationary Detector Single Photon Ring Tomograph for Brain Imaging

    W. L. Rogers;N. H. Clinthorne;J. Stamos;K. F. Koral

  • Silicon detector for a Compton camera in nuclear medical imaging

    D. Meier;A. Czermak;P. Jalocha;B. Sowicki

  • Regularized Emission Image ReconstructionUsing Imperfect Side Information

    Jeffrey A. Fessler;Neal H. Clinthorne;W. Leslie Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

K. Honscheid
K. Honscheid The Ohio State University
Harris Kagan
Harris Kagan The Ohio State University
Jeffrey A. Fessler
Jeffrey A. Fessler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alfred O. Hero
Alfred O. Hero University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
E. Nappi
E. Nappi National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Nicholas Petrick
Nicholas Petrick US Food and Drug Administration
Ling Shao
Ling Shao Terminus International
Kenneth Lange
Kenneth Lange University of California, Los Angeles
Xiaoqin Wang
Xiaoqin Wang Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Robert A. Koeppe
Robert A. Koeppe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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