A comparison of the uniformity requirements for SPECT image reconstruction using FBP and OSEM techniques

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 79-83

  Leong, L K ^a   Kruger, R L ^a   O'Connor, M K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

FBP; OSEM; Ring artifacts; SPECT; Uniformity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHANTOM; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TECHNETIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0034990998     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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