Transmission-dependent convolution subtraction of99mTc-HMPAO rCBF SPECT-a Monte Carlo study

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 231-237

  Larsson, Anne ^a   Johansson, Lennart ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

rCBF SPECT; Scatter correction; TDCS; Transmission dependent convolution subtraction

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; HEMODYNAMICS; LIGHT EMISSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS;

RCBF SPECT; SCATTER CORRECTION; TDCS; TRANSMISSION-DEPENDENT CONVOLUTION SUBTRACTION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 17644424963     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.844441     Document Type: Article

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