Method for the determination of the Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) in 3D X-ray imaging systems with focus on correction for finite extent of test objects

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6510, Issue PART 3, 2007, Pages

  Schäfer, Dirk ^a   Wiegert, Jens ^a   Bertram, Matthias ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

3d x ray imaging; Correction for finite extent; Modulation transfer function

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3D X-RAY IMAGING; CORRECTION FOR FINITE EXTENT;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 35148860311     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12./00924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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