A new algorithm for scaling of PET scatter estimates using all coincidence events

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 3586-3590

  Thielemans, K ^a   Manjeshwar, R M ^b   Tsoumpas, Ch ^a   Jansen, F P ^b  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United Kingdom)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHODS; MEASURED DATUMS; MODEL-BASED; NEW ALGORITHMS; SCALE FACTORS; SCALING FACTORS; SIMULATED DATUMS; SINGLE SCATTER SIMULATIONS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 48349147149     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436900     Document Type: Conference Paper

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