Derivation of system matrix from simulation data for an animal SPECT with slit-slat collimator

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2651-2658

  Yao, Rutao ^a   Ma, Tianyu ^a,b   Shao, Yiping ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Image reconstruction; Monte Carlo simulation; PET SPECT dual tracer imaging; SPECT; System matrix

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PET; AXIAL SYMMETRY; DUAL-MODALITY IMAGING; FIELD OF VIEWS; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; LOW COSTS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PET/SPECT DUAL TRACER IMAGING; PHANTOM IMAGES; PHANTOM STUDIES; POINT SOURCE MEASUREMENTS; SIMULATION DATA; SLAT COLLIMATORS; SPARSE SYSTEMS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECT; SPECT IMAGING; SPECT IMAGING SYSTEMS; SPECT SYSTEM; SYSTEM MATRICES; SYSTEM MATRIX; SYSTEM RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; REPAIR;

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

EID: 70350562115     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2022940     Document Type: Article

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