The Problem of Scatter Correction in Positron Volume Imaging

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 124-132

  Thompson, C J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

MULTISLICE SYSTEMS; POSITRON VOLUME IMAGING; SCATTER COMPENSATION; SCATTER CORRECTION;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 0027562333     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: 1558254X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.222675     Document Type: Article

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