Theoretical study of lesion detectability of MAP reconstruction using computer observers

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 815-822

  Qi, Jinyi ^a,b   Huesman, Ronald H ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer observer; Lesion detection; MAP estimation; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OBSERVERS; LESION DETECTION; MAXIMUM A POSTERIORI PRINCIPLE RECONSTRUCTION;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0035413318     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.938249     Document Type: Article

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