Statistical 3D image reconstruction for the RatCAP PET tomograph using a physically accurate, Monte Carlo based system matrix

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 6, Issue , 2004, Pages 3901-3905

  Shokouhi, S ^b   Vaska, P ^a   Southekal, S ^b   Schlyer, D ^a   Purschke, M ^a   Dzordzhadze, V ^c   Woody, C ^a   Stoll, S ^a   Alexoff, D L ^a   Rubins, D ^a   Villanueva, A ^a   Krishnamoorthy, S ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b St Francis Hospital The Heart Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; CRYSTAL PENETRATION; RAT CONSCIOUS ANIMAL PET (RATCAP PET);

ATTENUATION; CRYSTALS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 23844558565     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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