Use of a monte carlo-based probability matrix for 3-D iterative reconstruction of MADPET-II data

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5 II, 2004, Pages 2597-2605

  Rafecas, Magdalena ^a   Mosler, Brygida ^a   Dietz, Melanie ^a   Pögl, Markus ^b   Stamatakis, Alexandros ^b   McElroy, David P ^a   Ziegler, Sibylle I ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Iterative reconstruction; Monte Carlo simulations; Small animal PET; System probability matrix

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTODIODES; PROBABILITY;

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (DBMS); ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; SMALL ANIMAL PET; SYSTEM PROBABILITY MATRIX;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 8344282096     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.834827     Document Type: Article

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