Iterative CT reconstruction using LabPETTM detector modules

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 4205-4209

  Thibaudeau, C ^a   Berard P ^a   Tetrault M A ^b   Leroux, J D ^b   Fontaine, R ^b   Lecomte, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINNED DATA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT RECONSTRUCTION; CT SYSTEM; DETECTOR MODULE; DETECTOR RESPONSE; FRONT END ELECTRONIC; INPUT DATA; ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; LOW-DOSE CT; MATRIX; PET IMAGES; PET IMAGING; PHOTON-COUNTING MODE; RASTER SCANS; SINOGRAM; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYSTEM GEOMETRY; SYSTEM MATRICES; X-RAY PHOTON COUNTING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTONS; RESTORATION;

DETECTORS;

EID: 60549083802     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774209     Document Type: Conference Paper

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