Quantitation in positron emission computed tomography: 4. effect of accidental coincidences

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1981, Pages 391-400

  Hoffman, Edward J ^a   Huang, Sung Cheng ^a   Phelps, Michael E ^a   Kuhl, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Data processing; Emission computed tomography; Image quality; Noise

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

COPPER; GALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HUMAN; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TECHNETIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0019524035     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-198106000-00015     Document Type: Article

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