Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 623-633 , December 2009

PET transmission tomography using a novel nonlocal MRF prior

  • Yang Chen

      Affiliations

    • The Laboratory of Image Science and Technology, Southeast University, China
    • The School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, China
    • ,
  • Liwei Hao

      Affiliations

    • The School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, China
    • ,
  • Xianghua Ye

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, China
    • ,
  • Wufan Chen

      Affiliations

    • The School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: The Laboratory of Image Science and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. Tel.: +86 13705152673.
    • ,
  • Limin Luo

      Affiliations

    • The Laboratory of Image Science and Technology, Southeast University, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: The Laboratory of Image Science and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. Tel.: +86 13705152673.
    • ,
  • Xindao Yin

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, China

Received 29 October 2008 ,Revised 6 May 2009 ,Accepted 24 June 2009.

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☆ This research was supported by National Basic Research Program of China under grant, No. 2010CB732503.

PII: S0895-6111(09)00082-2

doi: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2009.06.005

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 623-633 , December 2009

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