Design and Characterization of IndyPET-II: A High-Resolution, High-Sensitivity Dedicated Research Scanner

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5 II, 2003, Pages 1491-1497

  Rouze, Ned C ^a   Hutchins, Gary D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

NEMA performance standards; PET instrumentation; Positron emission tomography (PET)

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING;

SCANNERS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0142063358     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.817378     Document Type: Article

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