A new scatter compensation method for Ga-67 imaging using artificial neural networks

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3 II, 2001, Pages 799-804

  El Fakhri, G ^a   Moore, S C ^a   Maksud, P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Ga 67 SPECT; Monte Carlo simulation; Scatter correction

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PHOTONS; SCATTERING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

SCATTER COMPENSATION METHODS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035355184     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.940166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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