Image quality simulation and verification of X-ray volume imaging systems

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6142 III, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kroon, Han ^a   Schoumans, Nicole ^a   Snoeren, Ruud ^a  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D; CNR; Contrast detail; CTDI; MTF; Noise variance; Phantom; Simulation; Volume imaging; X ray system

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPLAY DEVICES; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; X RAYS;

3D; CNR; CONTRAST-DETAIL; CTDI; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION (MTF); NOISE VARIANCE; PHANTOM; VOLUME IMAGING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33745378000     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.644631     Document Type: Conference Paper

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