Longitudinal resolution in volumetric x-ray computerized tomography—Analytical comparison between conventional and helical computerized tomography

Medical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 429-433

  Wang, G ^a   Vannier, M W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

helical CT; linear interpolation; resolution; spiral CT; volumetric imaging

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; INTERPOLATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; X RAYS;

HELICAL CT; LINEAR INTERPOLATION; LONGITUDINAL RESOLUTION; RETROSPECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION; SLICE-SENSITIVITY PROFILES; SPIRAL CT; VOLUMETRIC IMAGING; X RAY COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY;

EID: 0028258284     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597306     Document Type: Article

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