Rapid 3-D cone-beam reconstruction with the simultaneous algebraic reconstruction technique (SART) using 2-D texture mapping hardware

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1227-1237

  Mueller, Klaus ^a   Yagel, Roni ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebraic reconstruction technique (ART); Computed tomography; Cone beam reconstruction; Hardware acceleration; Simultaneous algebraic reconstruction technique (SART); Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

ALGEBRAIC RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES; CONE-BEAM RECONSTRUCTIONS; MAPPING HARDWARES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034351119     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.897815     Document Type: Article

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