Diversity combining signal processing and NEC in list-mode PET

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 6, Issue , 2004, Pages 3814-3818

  Worstell, William ^a   Kudrolli, Haris ^a   Nevin, John ^a   Rohatgi, Rajeev ^a   Romanov, Leonid ^a  

^a PhotoDetection Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROJECTION SPACE; SIGNAL TO NOISE IMPROVEMENTS; SINOGRAM; UNDERPINNING;

IMAGE QUALITY; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUANTUM THEORY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 23844523844     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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