X-ray scattering in single- and dual-source CT

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 318-332

  Engel, Klaus J ^a   Herrmann, Christoph ^a   Zeitler, Günter ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Cardiac CT; Contrast; Contrast to noise ratio; Cross scatter; DSCT; Dual source computed tomography; Image quality; Monte Carlo simulations; Noise; Scatter to primary ratio; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; X RAY SCATTERING;

ARTIFACTS; CARDIAC CT; CONTRAST; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; DSCT; DUAL-SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; NOISE; SCATTER-TO-PRIMARY RATIO;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST NOISE RATIO; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE SOURCE COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 37549072259     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2820901     Document Type: Article

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