Image quality optimization and evaluation of linearly mixed images in dual-source, dual-energy CT

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1019-1024

  Yu, Lifeng ^a   Primak, Andrew N ^a   Liu, Xin ^a   McCollough, Cynthia H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Dual energy CT; Image quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; IODINE; PHANTOMS; QUALITY CONTROL;

DUAL SOURCE; DUAL-ENERGY CT; PATIENT SIZE; PHANTOM SIZES; PHANTOM STUDIES; QUALITY OPTIMIZATION; SPECIFIC INFORMATION; TOTAL RADIATION DOSE;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 61349119238     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3077921     Document Type: Article

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