Evaluation of digital breast tomosynthesis reconstruction algorithms using synchrotron radiation in standard geometry

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1893-1903

  Bliznakova, K ^a   Kolitsi, Z ^a   Speller, R D ^b   Horrocks, J A ^c   Tromba, G ^d   Pallikarakis, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast tomosynthesis; FBP reconstruction; MPA; Noise reduction technique; Parallel beam; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; NOISE ABATEMENT; OBJECT DETECTION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; TOMOGRAPHY;

BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; FBP RECONSTRUCTION; NOISE REDUCTION TECHNIQUE; PARALLEL BEAMS; RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; RECONSTRUCTION ARTIFACTS; RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 77950582896     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3371693     Document Type: Article

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