A new method for 3D reconstruction in digital tomosynthesis

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4684 II, Issue , 2002, Pages 814-824

  Claus, Bernhard E H ^a   Eberhard, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Artifact reduction; Contrast enhancement; Mammography; Order statistics; Tomosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036029218     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.467229     Document Type: Article

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