Minimum detection window and inter-helix PI-line with triple-source helical cone-beam scanning

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-107

  Zhao, Jun ^a   Jiang, Ming ^b   Zhuang, Tiange ^a   Wang, Ge ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Cone beam; Helical scanning; Inter helix PI line; Minimum detection window; Triple sources

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT); CONE-BEAM; HELICAL SCANNING; INTER-HELIX PI-LINE; MINIMUM DETECTION WINDOW; TRIPLE-SOURCES;

SCANNING;

EID: 33745178440     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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