Image reconstruction algorithm for a SPECT system with a convergent rotating slat collimator

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1 I, 2004, Pages 142-148

  Zeng, Gengsheng L ^a   Gagnon, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical algorithm; Convergent slat collimator; Filtered backprojection; Image reconstruction; Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PHOTONS;

ANALYTICAL ALGORITHMS; CONVERGENT SLAT COLLIMATOR; FILTERED BACKPROJECTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT);

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 2342613548     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.823042     Document Type: Article

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