Multi-scale algorithm for improved scintillation detection in a CCD-based gamma camera

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 831-842

  Korevaar, Marc A N ^a,b   Heemskerk, Jan W T ^a,b   Goorden, Marlies C ^a,b   Beekman, Freek J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Molecular Imaging Laboratories   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS SCINTILLATORS; ELECTRON MULTIPLYING CCDS; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; FRAME ANALYSIS; FULL WIDTH HALF MAXIMUMS; GAMMA CAMERAS; GAMMA INTERACTIONS; GAMMA PHOTONS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; MULTI-SCALE; OBLIQUE ANGLES; SCINTILLATION DETECTIONS; SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; SPECT SYSTEMS; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; VARIABLE DEPTHS;

ALGORITHMS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIGITAL CAMERAS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IONIZATION; LIGHT; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; X RAY CAMERAS;

LUMINESCENCE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THICKNESS;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAMMA CAMERAS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 63549106031     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/4/001     Document Type: Article

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