Fast Estimation of Image Variance for Time-of-flight PET Reconstruction
Wang M, Hu G, Fakhri G, Zhang H, Li Q. Fast Estimation of Image Variance for Time-of-flight PET Reconstruction. 2015, 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2015.7582040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImage varianceMaximum likelihood expectation maximizationTOF-PETAhstract-The useLikelihood expectation maximizationFast algorithmExpectation maximizationReduction of computation timeComputation timeImage qualityMonte Carlo simulationsUniform diskFast estimationAlgorithmAnalytical expressionsCarlo simulationsVariance predictionImagesPET imagingPositron emission tomographyPhantomMaximization