Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 192-200 , December 2009

An APD-based iterative reconstruction method for simultaneous technetium-99m/iodine-123 SPECT imaging

  • S. Shcherbinin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, 828 West 10th Avenue, Room 367, Vancouver, B.C., V5Z1L8 Canada
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  • A. Celler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, 828 West 10th Avenue, Room 367, Vancouver, B.C., V5Z1L8 Canada
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  • M. Trummer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
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  • T. Humphries

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada

Received 16 March 2008 ,Revised 5 November 2008 ,Accepted 10 January 2009.

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PII: S1120-1797(09)00004-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2009.01.003

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 192-200 , December 2009

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