High-precision position estimation in PET using artificial neural networks

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 604, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 366-369

  Mateo, F ^a   Aliaga, R J ^a   Ferrando, N ^a   Martinez J D ^a   Herrero, V ^a   Lerche, Ch W ^a   Colom, R J ^a   Monzo J M ^a   Sebastia A ^a   Gadea, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anger's logic; Artificial neural networks; Incidence position estimation; Multi layer perceptron; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ANGER'S LOGIC; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; GAMMA PHOTONS; HIGH-PRECISION POSITION; INCIDENCE POSITION ESTIMATION; LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MULTI-LAYER PERCEPTRON; NON-LINEARITY; PET DETECTORS; POSITION ESTIMATION; POSITIONING METHODS; SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYSTEM-SETUP; UNIFORM FIELDS; USEFUL FIELD OF VIEW;

BACKPROPAGATION; ESTIMATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LIGHT; NEURAL NETWORKS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRONS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 65749116016     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.058     Document Type: Article

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