A dedicated ML-algorithm for non-attenuation corrected PET whole body images

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2000, Pages

  Nuyts, J ^a   Stroobants, S ^a   Dupont, P ^a   Vleugels, S ^a   Flamen, P ^a   Mortelmans, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

FILTERED BACKPROJECTION; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD RECONSTRUCTION;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034594194     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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