Image Formation
(1)
Emission scan
(2)
Normalization scans (one
per plane in 2D) to correct
for differential detector
efficiencies and geometric
effects related to the
detector ring
(3)
Set of sinograms of
attenuation correction
factors to correct of photon
attenuation (self-
absorption or scattering)
by the object
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