A practical reconstruction method for dual energy computed tomography

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-88

  Zhang, Guowei ^a   Cheng, Jianping ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Chen, Zhiqiang ^a   Xing, Yuxiang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basis material decomposition; Dual energy computed tomography; Effective atomic number; Spectrum estimation

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; REPAIR; RESTORATION; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TOMOGRAPHY;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT); DUAL-ENERGY; EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBERS; ELECTRON DENSITIES; INDUSTRIAL AREAS; LINEAR ATTENUATION; MATERIAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; QUANTITATIVE IMAGING; RECONSTRUCTION METHODS; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS; X RAY BEAMS; X-RAY ENERGIES; X-RAY SPECTRUM;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 48249089664     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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