Normalization factors for the ClearPET™ Neuro

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages 2632-2635

  Weber, Simone ^a,b   Gundlich, Brigitte ^a,b   Khodaverdi, Maryam ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b Crystal Clear Collaboration ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT-FREE IMAGES; LINES OF RESPONSE (LOR); NORMALIZATION FACTORS; SCANNER GEOMETRY;

GEOMETRY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; SCANNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846643671     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596878     Document Type: Conference Paper

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