A mammographic phantom image reconstruction through Monte Carlo techniques

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages 3031-3035

  Ramos, M ^a   Ferrer, S ^a   Verdu G ^a   Padovani, E ^b   Campayo, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTRON EMISSION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DETECTORS; THIN FILMS; TUMORS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AZIMUTHAL ANGLES; BREAST TUMORS; GREY SCALE IMAGES; MAMMOGRAPHIC PHANTOMS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 23844525695     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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