Improved image reconstruction in small animal PET using a priori estimates of single-pixel events

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 3876-3880

  Espana S ^a   Herraiz, J L ^a   Vicente, E ^a   Herranz, E ^a   Vaquero, J J ^a   Deseo, M ^a   Udias, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY; RESTORATION; SCANNING; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

A PRIORI ESTIMATES; AS DEPOSITED; ENERGY INFORMATIONS; ENERGY METHODS; PET SCANNERS; SINGLE RATES; SMALL ANIMALS; STATISTICAL RECONSTRUCTION METHODS; TIME DIFFERENCES;

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EID: 48349129987     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436965     Document Type: Conference Paper

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