A Feldkamp-type approximate algorithm for helical multislice CT using extended scanning helix

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-204

  Liang, Hongzhu ^a   Zhang, Cishen ^a,b   Yan, Ming ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Feldkamp type reconstruction; Half scan; Helical multislice CT; Tuy's condition

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE ALGORITHMS; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENTS; EXACT RECONSTRUCTION; FELDKAMP-TYPE RECONSTRUCTION; HALF-SCAN; HELICAL MULTISLICE CT; HELICAL TRAJECTORIES; IMAGE SLICES; MULTI-SLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; TUY'S CONDITION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY;

RESTORATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FELDKAMP RECONSTRUCTION; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ALGORITHMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 60649104175     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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