Spatial distortion correction and crystal identification for MRI-compatible position-sensitive avalanche photodiode-based PET scanners

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 549-556

  Chaudhari, Abhijit J ^a   Joshi, Anand A ^b,c   Wu, Yibao ^a   Leahy, Richard M ^b   Cherry, Simon R ^a   Badawi, Ramsey D ^d  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal identification; PET MRI; PSAPD; Spatial distortion correction.

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FORMULAS; ANNIHILATION PHOTONS; AUTOMATIC METHOD; CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CRYSTAL IDENTIFICATION; DEFORMATION FIELD; DISTORTION CORRECTION; GENERAL PURPOSE; HYBRID APPROACH; INTENSITY-BASED; MANUAL LABORS; MRI COMPATIBLE; MRI SCANNERS; PET DETECTORS; PET SCANNER; PET/MRI; PINCUSHION DISTORTION; POSITION SENSITIVE; PSAPD; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; SPATIAL DISTORTION; SPATIAL DISTORTION CORRECTION.;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; DETECTORS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHOTODIODES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; ROTATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

SCANNING;

EID: 67649197575     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2018841     Document Type: Article

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