Improved Scatter Correction for SPECT Images : A Monte Carlo Simulation Study
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Bong, Jung-Kyun
(Division of Nuclear Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kim, Hee-Joung (Division of Nuclear Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Son, Hye-Kyung (Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University) Lee, Jong-Doo (Division of Nuclear Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Jung, Hae-Jo (Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University) |
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