Pixelwise fusion for optimizing SNR in multiple-plate computed radiography imaging

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-251

  Wang, Tianpeng ^a   Shaw, Chris C ^a   Li, Ching Chung ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PHOSPHORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE FUSION;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032587717     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.764897     Document Type: Article

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