Segmentation-free statistical image reconstruction for polyenergetic x-ray computed tomography with experimental validation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2453-2477

  Elbakri, Idris A ^a   Fessler, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ITERATIVE METHODS; STATISTICS; X RAYS;

STATISTICAL IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BONE TISSUE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ENERGY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TISSUE TYPES; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY;

EID: 0042977266     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/15/314     Document Type: Article

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