GCR-Net: 3D Graph convolution-based residual network for robust reconstruction in cerenkov luminescence tomography

Weitong Li; Mengfei Du; Yi Chen; Haolin Wang; Linzhi Su; Huangjian Yi; Fengjun Zhao; Kang Li; Lin Wang; Xin Cao

doi:10.1142/S179354582245002X

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