Simultaneous algebraic reconstruction technique (SART): A superior implementation of the art algorithm

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 81-94

  Andersen, A H ^a   Kak, A C ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebraic reconstruction; digital ray tracing; tomography; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOTOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MATHEMATICS; MICROWAVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOFTWARE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0021344602     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173468400600107     Document Type: Article

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