Three-Dimensional Iterative Reconstruction Algorithms With Attenuation And Geometric Point Response Correction

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 693-702

  Zeng, G L ^a   Gullberg, G T ^a   Tsui, B M W ^b   Terry, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING - RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - ITERATIVE METHODS; PHOTONS - EMISSION;

GEOMETRIC POINT RESPONSES;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0026139673     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.289376     Document Type: Article

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