Quality control protocol for in vitro micro-computed tomography

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-172

  Stoico, R ^a   Tassani, S ^a,b   Perilli, E ^c,d   Baruffaldi, F ^a   Viceconti, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Phantoms; Quality control protocol; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE TESTS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEM STABILITY;

IN-VITRO; MONITORING PERIODS; NOISE TEST; OUT-OF-CONTROL CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE; PHANTOMS; QUALITY CONTROL PROTOCOL; TIME MONITORING; TOMOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

PHANTOMS;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951118992     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03338.x     Document Type: Article

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