Quantitative coherent scatter computed tomography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3336, Issue , 1998, Pages 707-715

  Batchelar, D L ^a   Westmore, M S ^a   Lai, H ^a   Cunningham, I A ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone mineral content (BMC); Computed tomography; Material specific imaging; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BONE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHOTODIODES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BONE MINERAL CONTENT (BMC);

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032403920     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.317076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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