Dual-energy imaging of the chest: Optimization of image acquisition techniques for the 'bone-only' image

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 629-632

  Shkumat, N A ^a   Siewerdsen, J H ^a,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;

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

IMAGE ACQUISITION;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENERGY YIELD; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG NODULE; MEASUREMENT; METASTASIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PARAMETER; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RIB FRACTURE; SOFT TISSUE; TECHNIQUE; THORAX;

EID: 38849171691     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2828186     Document Type: Article

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