Analytical models for multi-slice helical CT performance parameters

Medical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-178

  Hsieh, Jiang ^a  

^a GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Helical CT; Multi slice computed tomography; Noise ratio; Slice sensitivity profile

Indexed keywords

CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; DETECTOR CONFIGURATION; HELICAL CT; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NOISE RATIO; RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; SLICE-SENSITIVITY PROFILES; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT;

MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; PARAMETER; PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037320045     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1533750     Document Type: Article

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