Design of a super fast three-dimensional projection system for positron emission tomography

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 800-804

  Jones, W F ^a   Byars, L G ^a   Casey, M E ^a  

^a CTI Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING--ALGORITHMS; IMAGE PROCESSING--RECONSTRUCTION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, VLSI;

LINES OF RESPONSE; PROCESSING ENGINES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0025418435     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.106718     Document Type: Article

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