Optimal calibration of PET crystal position maps using Gaussian mixture models

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1 I, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Stonger, Kelly A ^a   Johnson, Michael T ^b  

^a GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal position map; Gaussian mixture model; Maximum liklihood estimation; Positron emission tomography (PET)

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PHOTODETECTORS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SCINTILLATION;

CRYSTAL POSITION MAP; GAUSSIAN MIXTURE MODEL;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 2342557969     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.823334     Document Type: Article

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