Stair-step artifacts in three-dimensional helical CT: An experimental study

Radiology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 79-83

  Wang, Ge ^a   Vannier, Michael W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), artifact; Computed tomography (CT), helical technology; Computed tomography (CT), three dimensional; Phantoms

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028230441     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.191.1.8134601     Document Type: Article

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