Evaluation of 3D image reconstruction methods for a dual-head small-animal PET scanner

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 3046-3050

  Kao, Chien Min ^a   Dong, Yun ^b   Xie, Qingguo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dual head; Image reconstruction; Small animal PET; SRM

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ERRORS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PHOTORESISTS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POWDERS; RELUCTANCE MOTORS; REPAIR; RESTORATION; SCANNING; SULFATE MINERALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; DETECTOR PANELS; DUAL-HEAD; HIGH SENSITIVITIES; IMAGE SPATIAL RESOLUTION; INTRINSIC RESOLUTION; MONTE-CARLO; NUCLEAR SCIENCES; PET SCANNERS; SMALL-ANIMAL PET; SPATIAL RESOLUTION SR); SRM; SYMMETRY PROPERTIES; SYSTEM RESPONSES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 48149115047     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436773     Document Type: Conference Paper

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