High-Speed Three-Dimensional X-Ray Computed Tomography: The Dynamic Spatial Reconstructor

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1983, Pages 308-319

  Robb, Richard A ^a   Hoffman, Eric A ^a   Sinak, Lawrence J ^a   Harris, Lowell D ^a   Ritman, Erik L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-D X-RAY; DYNAMIC SPATIAL RECONSTRUCTION;

IMAGE PROCESSING - RECONSTRUCTION; X-RAY APPARATUS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; HEART; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THORAX;

EID: 0020720338     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1983.12589     Document Type: Article

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