Scatter correction method for X-ray CT using primary modulation: Theory and preliminary results

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1573-1587

  Zhu, Lei ^a,b   Bennett, N Robert ^c   Fahrig, Rebecca ^c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; Primary modulation; Scatter correction; X ray scatter

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTODETECTORS; X RAY SCATTERING;

CONE BEAM CT; PRIMARY MODULATION; SCATTER CORRECTION; X RAY IMAGING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RADIATION SCATTERING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33845562622     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2006.884636     Document Type: Article

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