A model for quantitative correction of coronary calcium scores on multidetector, dual source, and electron beam computed tomography for influences of linear motion, calcification density, and temporal resolution: A cardiac phantom study

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5079-5088

  Greuter, M J W ^a   Groen, J M ^a   Nicolai, L J ^a   Dijkstra, H ^a   Oudkerk, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary calcium; Dual source computer tomography; Electron beam tomography; Multidetector computer tomography

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CALCIUM; ELECTRON BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAMS; HEART; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PHANTOMS; SCANNING;

ACQUISITION PROTOCOLS; CORONARY CALCIUM; DUAL SOURCE; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; MULTI DETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES (MDCT); MULTI-DETECTORS; QUANTITATIVE CORRECTIONS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 70350705556     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3213536     Document Type: Article

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