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

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1 PART 1, 2010, Pages 160-172

  Russo, Paolo ^a,b   Mettivier, Giovanni ^a,b   Lauria, Adele ^a,b   Montesi, Maria Cristina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomedical X ray imaging; Breast computed tomography; CMOS flat panel detector

Indexed keywords

BACK-PROJECTION; BIOMEDICAL X-RAY IMAGING; BREAST PHANTOM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; FAN BEAMS; FLAT PANEL DETECTORS; FOCAL SPOT SIZE; GRAPHIC IMAGES; IMAGING EVALUATION; LABORATORY TEST; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PHANTOM STUDIES; TECHNICAL EVALUATION;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DETECTORS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY TUBES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950653558     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2034373     Document Type: Article

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