A non-negative fast multiplicative algorithm in 3D scatter-compensated SPET reconstruction

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1521-1526

  Walrand, S H ^a   Van Elmbt, L R ^a   Pauwels, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Iterative reconstruction; Maximum likelihood; Non negative solution; Single photon emission tomography; Three dimensional scatter correction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS TUMOR; PHOTON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0029911862     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01254478     Document Type: Article

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