Parallelization of a fully 3D CT iterative reconstruction algorithm

2006 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro - Proceedings

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 1240-1243

  Keesing, Daniel B ^a   O'Sullivan, Joseph A ^a   Politte, David G ^b   Whiting, Bruce R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL SCANNERS; COMPUTATIONAL COST; DEGREE OF ACCURACY;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33750945133     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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