Improved spatial resolution in PET scanners using sampling techniques

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 596-601

  Surti, Suleman ^a   Scheuermann, Ryan ^a   Werner, Matthew E ^a   Karp, Joel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

PET; Pixelated detector; Positioning; Sampling; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

COMPTON SCATTER; DATA CORRECTIONS; DETECTOR DESIGN; LIGHT-SHARING; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PET; PET SCANNER; PIXELATED DETECTOR; PIXELATED DETECTORS; POINT SOURCES; POSITIONING; POSITIONING TECHNIQUES; SAMPLING TECHNIQUE; SCANNER DESIGNS; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; SMALL ANIMAL; SOFTWARE CHANGE; SOFTWARE MODIFICATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUB-SAMPLING; WHOLE-BODY;

COMPTON SCATTERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DETECTORS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RESTORATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

SCANNING;

EID: 67649213434     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2013389     Document Type: Article

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