Accuracy of CT-based attenuation correction in bone imaging with PET/CT

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 4485-4488

  Abella, M ^a,b   Mankof, D ^c   Vaquero, J J ^a,b   Deseo, M ^b   Kinahan, P E ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; ATTENUATION CORRECTION; BONE DISEASES; BONE TISSUES; CT IMAGING; CT-BASED ATTENUATION CORRECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; ELEVATED LEVELS; LINEAR ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; NUCLEAR SCIENCES; ONCOLOGY IMAGING; PATIENT IMAGING; PET IMAGING; PET SCANNERS; QUANTITATIVE ACCURACY; SOFT TISSUES; THRESHOLDING;

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERRORS; GERMANIUM; HEALTH; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCANNING; STANDARDS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 42949100033     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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