Scanning rats on the high resolution research tomograph (HRRT): A comparison study with a dedicated micro-PET

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 5073-5083

  Blinder, Stephan A L ^a   Dinelle, Katherine ^a   Sossi, Vesna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

brain imaging; high resolution research tomograph (HRRT); point spread function (PSF); positron emission tomography (PET); small animal imaging

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; CAMERAS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RATS;

BRAIN IMAGING; HIGH-RESOLUTION RESEARCH TOMOGRAPH; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET); REGIONS OF INTEREST; RESOLUTION RECOVERY; SIMULTANEOUS IMAGING; SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84864693853     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.4736802     Document Type: Article

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