A Preliminary Evaluation of the Use of the EM Algorithm for Estimating Parameters in Dynamic Tracer-Studies
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 32 (1) , 848-854
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1985.4336954
Abstract
The iterative, estimation-maximization algorithm for numerically generating maximum-likelihood estimates of parameters is investigated for use in processing data acquired in dynamic radioactive-tracer studies. This algorithm compared favorably to the best known alternative.Keywords
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