Dynamic imaging with high resolution time-of-flight pet camera-TOFPET I

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 609-613

  Mullani, N A ^a   Gaeta, J ^a   Yerian, K ^a   Wong, W H ^a   Hartz, R K ^a   Philippe, E A ^a   Bristow, D ^a   Gould, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0020703921     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.1984.4333329     Document Type: Article

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