Regularization method for scatter-glare correction in fluoroscopic images

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1794-1801

  Close, Robert A ^a   Shah, Kokila C ^a   Whiting, James S ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Image restoration; Regularization; Scatter correction; Veiling glare; X ray scatter

Indexed keywords

GLARE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; X RAY SCATTERING; X RAYS;

CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENT; FLUOROSCOPY; REGULARIZATION; REGULARIZATION METHODS; REGULARIZATION TECHNIQUE; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE ERRORS; SCATTER CORRECTION; VEILING GLARE;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION;

EID: 0032825050     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598683     Document Type: Article

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