Polar voxelization schemes combined with a Monte-Carlo based system matrix for image reconstruction in high resolution PET

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3256-3261

  Cabello, J ^a   Oliver, J F ^a   Torres Espallardo, I ^a   Rafecas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTESIANS; DIRECT IMPACT; FIELD OF VIEWS; FILE SIZES; GOLD STANDARDS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION PET; IMAGE SPACE; MATRIX; MONTE CARLO; PET SCANNER; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PRECLINICAL STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTED IMAGE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SIMILAR IMAGE; SIMULATION TIME; SMALL ANIMAL; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYSTEM MATRICES; VOXELIZATION;

GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; SCANNING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 79955770557     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5874407     Document Type: Conference Paper

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