Controlled evaluation of tuned-aperture computed tomography applied to digital spot mammography

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 90-97

  Webber, Richard L ^a   Underhill, Hunter R ^a   Freimanis, Rita I ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MODAL ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; TUNING;

DIGITAL SOPT MAMMOGRAPHY; TOMOSYNTHESIS; TUNED-APERTURE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

ARTIFACTS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033625447     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03168373     Document Type: Article

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