Object-based three-dimensional X-ray imaging

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 423-430

  Benjamin, R ^a,b,c,d,e   Prakoonwit, S ^a   Matalas, I ^a   Kitney, R I ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Naval Scientific Service   (United Kingdom)

^c Admiralty Surf Weapon Establishment ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Government Communications   (United Kingdom)

^e Dept Commun Techniques Networks   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Object based; Three dimensional; X ray dosage reduction; X ray images

Indexed keywords

THREE DIMENSIONAL X RAY IMAGING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA HANDLING; FOCUSING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPTICAL CORRELATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY;

HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030292850     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523845     Document Type: Article

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