Fully 3D Monte Carlo image reconstruction in SPECT using functional regions

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 569, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 399-403

  El Bitar, Ziad ^a,b   Lazaro, Delphine ^b   Coello, Christopher ^b   Breton, Vincent ^a   Hill, David ^c   Buvat, Irène ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Image reconstruction; Monte Carlo simulation; Single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ITERATIVE METHODS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTODETECTORS;

COMPTON SCATTERS; FULLY 3D MONTE CARLO (F3DMC) RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE; PHOTON ATTENUATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 33751407827     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.055     Document Type: Article

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