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A priori registration of SPECT projections and MR / CT images for SPECT reconstruction improvement

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A registration technique between MRI or CT and SPECT data based on an intermediate sensor is presented. The anatomical information is then used in the SPECT reconstruction to add constraints on the solution and to improve the SPECT model.

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Bouchard, V., Cinquin, P., Desbat, L., Joubert, A.F., Lavallée, S., Péria, O. (1997). A priori registration of SPECT projections and MR / CT images for SPECT reconstruction improvement. In: Troccaz, J., Grimson, E., Mösges, R. (eds) CVRMed-MRCAS'97. CVRMed MRCAS 1997 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1205. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0029272

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