DocumentCode
409634
Title
Maximum likelihood methods for reconstructing an image in a region-of-interest for transmission tomography
Author
Snyder, Donald L. ; O´Sullivan, Joseph A. ; Murphy, Ryan J. ; Politte, David G. ; Whiting, Bruce R. ; Williamson, Jefiey F.
Author_Institution
Washington Univ., Saint Louis, MO, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2003
fDate
9-12 Nov. 2003
Firstpage
312
Abstract
Methods are described for forming a maximum-likelihood estimate of the attenuation density in a patient or object for transmission tomography in a region of interest. The methods converge monotonically to the same limit point.
Keywords
image reconstruction; maximum likelihood estimation; stochastic processes; tomography; Poisson process; image reconstruction; maximum-likelihood estimation; projection rays; region-of-interest; transmission tomography; Attenuation; Computed tomography; Ear; Image converters; Image reconstruction; Iterative methods; Maximum likelihood estimation; Prosthetics; Stability; Structural beams;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Signals, Systems and Computers, 2004. Conference Record of the Thirty-Seventh Asilomar Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8104-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACSSC.2003.1291927
Filename
1291927
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