The impact of reconstruction algorithms and time of flight information on PET/CT image quality
By: Alen Suljic, Petra Tomse, Luka Jensterle and Damijan Skrk
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Language: English
Page range: 227 - 233
Submitted on: Sep 28, 2014
Accepted on: Dec 16, 2014
Published on: Aug 21, 2015
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
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