Quantitative assessment of image noise and streak artifact on CT image: Comparison of z-axis automatic tube current modulation technique with fixed tube current technique

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 353-358

  Imai, Kuniharu ^a   Ikeda, Mitsuru ^a   Enchi, Yukihiro ^b   Niimi, Takanaga ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CT image; Dose reduction; Image noise; Streak artifact; z Axis automatic tube current modulation technique

Indexed keywords

CT IMAGE; DOSE REDUCTION; IMAGE NOISE; STREAK ARTIFACT; Z-AXIS AUTOMATIC TUBE CURRENT MODULATION TECHNIQUE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; IMAGE QUALITY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67349175792     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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