Fast and reliable estimation of multiple parametric images using an integrated method for dynamic SPECT

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-189

  Wen, Lingfeng ^a,b,c,d   Eberl, Stefan ^a,c,d   Feng, Dagan ^a,c,e   Cai, Weidong ^a,c   Bai, Jing ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Australia)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clustering methods; Parameter estimation; Sampling methods; Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING METHODS; SAMPLING METHODS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PAPIO; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PAPIO; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 33847665147     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2006.889708     Document Type: Article

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