Image quality analysis for dual energy subtraction imaging with a femtosecond laser-based hard X-Ray source

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 912-917

  Ichalalene, Zahia ^a   Jiang, Zhiming ^b   Kieffer, Jean Claude ^c   Dorchies, F ^c   Krol, A ^d   Chamberlain, C C ^d  

^a Telobs Corp   (Canada)

^b Thermawave Inc   (United States)

^c INRS EMT   (Canada)

^d SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual energy subtraction imaging; Femtosecond laser produced plasmas; Hard X ray sources; Imaging quality analysis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT EMISSION; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DUAL ENERGY SUBTRACTION IMAGING; FEMTOSECOND LASER PRODUCED PLASMA; HARD X RAY SOURCE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0035521256     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.983293     Document Type: Article

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