Using deconvolution to improve PET spatial resolution in OSEM iterative reconstruction

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-235

  Rizzo, Giovanna ^a,c   Castiglioni, I ^a   Russo, G ^b   Tana, M G ^b   Dell'Acqua, F ^a   Gilardi, M C ^a   Fazio, F ^a   Cerutti, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deconvolution; OSEM reconstruction; PET spatial resolution recovery

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 33947500461     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625413     Document Type: Article

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