A computer simulation platform for the optimization of a breast tomosynthesis system

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1098-1109

  Zhou, Jun ^a   Zhao, Bo ^a   Zhao, Wei ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast tomosynthesis; Computer simulation; EM reconstruction; FBP reconstruction; MTF; SDNR

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PIXELS; TOMOGRAPHY; WIRE; X RAY DETECTORS;

3D IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; CASCADED LINEAR SYSTEMS; EXPECTATION MAXIMIZATION; FBP RECONSTRUCTION; FILTERED BACK PROJECTION; SDNR; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS;

SIMULATION PLATFORM;

TUNGSTEN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LINEAR SYSTEM; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR CALCINOSIS; X RAY DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33847676189     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2558160     Document Type: Article

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