A new approach to image reconstruction in positron emission tomography using artificial neural networks

International Journal of Modern Physics C

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-85

  Bevilacqua, A ^a   Bollini, D ^a   Campanini, R ^a   Lanconelli, N ^a   Galli, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial Neural Networks; Image Reconstruction; Massively Parallel Computers; PET

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032384922     PISSN: 01291831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129183198000078     Document Type: Article

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