A PET reconstruction formulation that enforces non-negativity in projection space for bias reduction in Y-90 imaging.

A PET reconstruction formulation that enforces non-negativity in projection space for bias reduction in Y-90 imaging.
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10.1088/1361-6560/aaa71b
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发表时间:
2018-02-06
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3.5
通讯作者:
Fessler JA
Fessler JA
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工程技术2区
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作者:
Lim H;Dewaraja YK;Fessler JA

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