INFLUENCE OF LIMITED-PROJECTION ON FLUORESCENCE MOLECULAR TOMOGRAPHY

YUN HE; XU CAO; FEI LIU; JIANWEN LUO; JING BAI

doi:10.1142/s1793545812500204

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