Understanding Fourier space and filter selection

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-243

  Zubal, I George ^a,b   Wisniewski, Gary ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Diagnostic Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FILTER; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICS; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030811871     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(97)90084-2     Document Type: Review

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