Comparison between segmented and non-segmented attenuation correction on the HR+ tomograph

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages 2877-2881

  Spinks, T J ^a   Kindler, H ^a   Hogg, D ^b   Alaradi, A ^c   Alghazirr, Z ^c  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Hammersmith Imanet ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON-SEGMENTED ATTENUATION; STANDARD SCANNER SOFTWARE; TRANSMISSION PROCESSING; TRANSMISSION SCANNING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHOTONS; TOMOGRAPHY;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 23844457765     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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