Simulated and experimental technique optimization of dual-energy radiography: Abdominal imaging applications

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6142 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sabol, John M ^a,c   Wheeldon, Samuel J ^a,b   Jabri, Kadri N ^a  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MS W 1190   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Bone Lesions; Detection; Dual Energy; Intra Venous Urography; Kidney Stones; Radiography; X ray

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION; X RAYS;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL IMAGING; BONE LESIONS; CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; DETECTION; DUAL-ENERGY (DE); INTRA-VENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY STONES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 33745386885     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.654001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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