Interpolated average CT for attenuation correction in PET - A simulation study

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 4121-4125

  Mok, Greta S P ^a   Sun, Tao ^a   Wu, Tung Hsin ^b   Chang, Mu Bai ^c   Huang, Tzung Chi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDER REACTORS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHANTOMS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

ATTENUATION CORRECTION; MUTUAL INFORMATIONS; NORMALIZED MEAN SQUARE ERROR; RECONSTRUCTED IMAGE; RESPIRATORY MOTIONS; RESPIRATORY PHASIS; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOFTWARE FOR TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84858687791     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6153785     Document Type: Conference Paper

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