Monte Carlo image reconstruction of a mammographic phantom

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 II, Issue , 2004, Pages 1467-1470

  Ramos, M ^a   Ferrer, S ^a   Villaescusa, J I ^b   Verdu G ^a   Campayo, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Image reconstruction; Mammography; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE;

DOSE CALCULATIONS; MAMMOGRAPHIC PHANTOMS; OUTPUT SURFACE AIR KERMA (OSAK); QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 11144277355     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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