Detection of Nuclear Resonance Signals: Modification of the Receiver Operating Characteristics Using Feedback

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 305-315

  Blauch, A J ^a   Schiano, J L ^a   Ginsberg, M D ^b  

^a The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary signal detection; Explosives detection; Feedback control; Nuclear quadrupole resonance; Receiver operating characteristics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROBABILITY; ROC CURVE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; FEEDBACK; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBABILITY; ROC CURVE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034202011     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmre.2000.2074     Document Type: Article

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