Richard E. Carson
Biography
Richard Carson has made wide-ranging contributions to Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a state-of-the-art imaging technique used to detect and treat diseases like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s. His first major achievement was the development of the maximum likelihood expectation maximization (ML EM) algorithm for PET, which laid the foundation for subsequent iterative reconstruction algorithms. He also spearheaded the field of 4D PET parametric imaging, with top equipment manufacturers now showing great interest in this area. Carson is also a world-leading expert in tracer kinetic modeling, opening up new frontiers. In 2005, he established the PET center at Yale, which has become a global leader in quantitative PET probe analysis.
An IEEE Fellow, Carson is Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and Biomedical Engineering; Director of Graduate Studies, Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA and is the 2024 recipient of the IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award for "contributions to image reconstruction and tracer kinetic analysis in positron emission tomography."
