Accurate measurement of bone mineral density using clinical CT imaging with single energy beam spectral intensity correction

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1382-1389

  Zhang, Jing ^a,b   Yan, Chye Hwang ^a   Chui, Chee Kong ^a   Ong, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE FOR INFOCOMM RESEARCH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Beam hardening correction; beam spectrum; bone mineral density; computed tomography; patient specific therapy

Indexed keywords

BEAM HARDENING CORRECTION; BEAM SPECTRUM; BONE MINERAL DENSITY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT SPECIFIC;

BONE; HARDENING; MEASUREMENTS; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; YIELD STRESS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ALGORITHMS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77954237844     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2010.2045767     Document Type: Article

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