Use of a C-arm system to generate true three-dimensional computed rotational angiograms: Preliminary in vitro and in vivo results

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1507-1514

  Fahrig, R ^a,b   Fox, A J ^a,b   Lownie, S ^a   Holdsworth, D W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiography, technique; Animal studies; Computed tomography, three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NEURORADIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SKULL; SWINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BRAIN; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 0031546042     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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