Time-gated imaging in radiology: Theoretical and experimental studies

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1041-1048

  Grätz, Matthias ^a,c   Pifferi, Antonio ^a,b,d   Wahlström, Claes Göran ^a,e   Svanberg, Sune ^a,f,g,h,i  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^h University of Göteborg ^*

ⁱ Lund Laser Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; RADIOLOGY; X RAYS;

SCATTER REDUCTION PERFORMANCE; TIME GATED IMAGING; X RAY IMAGING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030348830     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.577334     Document Type: Article

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