3D simulation of pet brain images using segmented MRI data and positron tomograph characteristics

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 1993, Pages 365-371

  Ma, Y ^a   Kamber, M ^a   Evans, A C ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computerized brain phantom; Imaging physics; Positron emission tomography; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL COMPUTING; METABOLISM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

BRAIN IMAGES; CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW; COMPUTERIZED BRAIN PHANTOM; FILTERED BACKPROJECTION; IMAGING PHYSICS; POSITRON TOMOGRAPHY CHARACTERISTICS; RADIONUCLIDE DISTRIBUTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SAMPLING; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN SLICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0027637717     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-6111(93)90030-Q     Document Type: Article

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