Optimization of dual-energy imaging systems using generalized NEQ and imaging task

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-139

  Richard, S ^a   Siewerdsen, J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomical noise; Cascaded systems analysis; DQE; Dual energy imaging; Flat panel detector; Image noise; Imaging performance; MTF; NPS; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; NEPTUNIUM; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ANATOMICAL NOISE; CASCADED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; DUAL-ENERGY IMAGING; FLAT PANEL DETECTORS; IMAGE NOISE; IMAGING PERFORMANCE;

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM THEORY; REACTOR CASCADE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33845956459     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2400620     Document Type: Article

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