Fully automatic and reference marker-free image stitching method for full-spine and full-leg imaging with computed radiography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5368, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 361-369

  Wang, Xiaohui ^a   Foos, David H ^a   Doran, James ^a   Rogers, Michael K ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Full leg; Full spine; Long length; Reference marker free; Stitch

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CORRELATION THEORY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOSPHORS; X RAYS;

COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY (CR) SYSTEMS; FULL-LEG; FULL-SPINE; FULL-SPINE IMAGING; LONG LENGTH; MARKER-FREE IMAGE STITCHING; REFERENCE MARKER FREE; STITCH;

RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 3042694831     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.536807     Document Type: Conference Paper

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