Stair-step artifacts with single versus multiple detector-row helical CT

Radiology

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 185-196

  Fleischmann, Dominik ^a   Rubin, Geoffrey D ^a   Paik, David S ^a   Yen, Shin Y ^a   Hilfiker, Paul R ^a   Beaulieu, Christopher F ^a   Napel, Sandy ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), artifact; Computed tomography (CT), helical technology; Computed tomography (CT), three dimensional; Test objects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033919451     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.216.1.r00jn13185     Document Type: Article

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