K-edge digital subtraction imaging with dichromatic x-ray sources: SNR and dose studies

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 4311-4328

  Sarnelli, A ^a,b,c   Elleaume, H ^a   Taibi, A ^c   Gambaccini, M ^c   Bravin, A ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b Scuola di Specializzazione in Fisica Sanitaria   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Fisica di Ferrara   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; EDGE DETECTION; MONOCHROMATORS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TISSUE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY SEPARATION; MONOCHROMATIC BEAMS; MONOCHROMATIC X RAY SOURCE; SNARK SOFTWARE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; IODINE;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY; GOLD STANDARD; IMAGING SYSTEM; K EDGE DIGITAL SUBTRACTION IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNCHROTRON; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY;

EID: 33747600916     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/17/012     Document Type: Article

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