The addition of computer simulated noise to investigate radiation dose and image quality in images with spatial correlation of statistical noise: An example application to X-ray CT of the brain

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 916, 2004, Pages 323-328

  Britten, A J ^a   Crotty, M ^a   Kiremidjian, H ^a   Grundy, A ^a   Adam, E J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN TISSUE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGIST; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VALIDATION PROCESS; BRAIN DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2342640860     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/78576048     Document Type: Article

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