Monte-Carlo scatter correction for cone-beam computed tomography with limited scan field-of-view

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6913, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bertram, Matthias ^a   Sattel, Timo ^a   Hohmann, Steffen ^a   Wiegert, Jens ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Flat detector C arm systems; Image artifacts; Monte Carlo simulations; X ray scatter

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STRUCTURES; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; X RAY SCATTERING;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ARTIFACTS; SCATTERED RADIATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 43149086652     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.771103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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