X-ray cone-beam breast computed tomography: Phantom studies

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 4803-4810

  Russo, P ^a   Lauria, A ^a   Mettivier, G ^a   Montesi, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK-PROJECTION; BREAST PHANTOM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; FAN BEAMS; FLAT PANEL DETECTORS; IMAGING EVALUATION; LABORATORY TEST; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PHANTOM STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; ROTATION; X RAY TUBES;

X RAY APPARATUS;

EID: 67649188459     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774317     Document Type: Conference Paper

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