Assessment of VIE image quality using helical CT angiography: In vitro phantom study

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 3-12

  Sun, Zhonghua ^a   Winder, John R ^a   Kelly, Barry E ^b   Ellis, Peter K ^b   Kennedy, Peter T ^b   Hirst, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artefacts; Computed tomography; Image quality; Stent; Virtual endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); RADIOLOGY;

STANDARD DEVIATION; VIRTUAL INTRAVASCULAR ENDOSCOPY (VIE);

IMAGE QUALITY;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; KIDNEY; MORPHOLOGY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STENT;

EID: 10744225207     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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