Emphysema: Effect of reconstruction algorithm on CT imaging measures

Radiology

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 295-301

  Boedeker, Kirsten L ^a   McNitt Gray, Michael F ^a   Rogers, Sarah R ^a   Truong, Dao A ^a   Brown, Matthew S ^a   Gjertson, David W ^a   Goldin, Jonathan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), computer programs; Computed tomography (CT), electron beam; Computed tomography (CT), image processing; Emphysema, pulmonary; Lung, CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; MALE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2942752080     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2321030383     Document Type: Article

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