Evaluation of spatial resolution of a PET scanner through the simulation and experimental measurement of the recovery coefficient

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-80

  Prieto, E ^a   Marti Climent J M ^a   Arbizu, J ^a   Garrastachu, P ^a   Dominguez I ^a   Quincoces, G ^a   Garcia Velloso M J ^a   Lecumberri, P ^b   Gomez Fernandez M ^b   Richter, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Point spread function; Positron emission tomography; Recovery coefficient; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL METHODS; CLINICAL CONDITIONS; CLINICAL STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; LINE SOURCES; PET IMAGES; PET SCANNER; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; RECOVERY COEFFICIENTS; RECOVERY FACTORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TOMOGRAPHIC; TOMOGRAPHS;

IMAGE RESOLUTION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; POSITRONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RECOVERY;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

GERMANIUM;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHANTOM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SIMULATION;

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUORINE RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 74149088935     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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