Geometric characterization of multi-axis multi-pinhole SPECT

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 181-194

  DiFilippo, Frank P ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; High resolution imaging; Pinhole; Small animal; SPECT

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; GAMMA RAYS; GEOMETRY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE BEAMS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

CALIBRATION PROCESS; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION; GEOMETRIC MODELING; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING; PINHOLE; PINHOLE COLLIMATORS; SMALL ANIMAL; SPECT;

SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COLLIMATOR; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 37549071870     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2821703     Document Type: Article

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