Signal-to-noise ratio evaluation in dual-energy radiography with synchrotron radiation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 4093-4105

  Fabbri, S ^a   Taibi, A ^a   Longo, R ^b   Marziani, M ^a   Olivo, A ^b   Pani, S ^b   Tuffanelli, A ^a   Gambaccini, M ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; PATHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TISSUE; WATER;

IMAGING PLATE DETECTORS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHYLENE; WATER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; IMAGE QUALITY; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; SYNCHROTRON; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 0037153114     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/22/312     Document Type: Article

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