Optimization of image acquisition techniques for dual-energy imaging of the chest

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3904-3915

  Shkumat, N A ^a   Siewerdsen, J H ^a,b   Dhanantwari, A C ^b   Williams, D B ^b   Richard, S ^a   Paul, N S ^b   Yorkston, J ^c   Van Metter, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CARESTREAM HEALTH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac gating; Dual energy imaging; Flat panel detector; Image acquisition technique; Image quality; Imaging dose; Imaging performance; Lung cancer; Optimization; Thoracic imaging

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

CARDIAC GATING; DUAL-ENERGY IMAGING; FLAT PANEL DETECTORS; IMAGING DOSE; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; LUNG CANCER; THORACIC IMAGING;

IMAGE ACQUISITION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FILTRATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUNG NODULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 34748817987     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2777278     Document Type: Article

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