A new iterative reconstruction algorithm for 2D exterior fan-beam CT

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-277

  Zeng, Li ^a   Liu, Baodong ^a   Liu, Linghui ^a   Xiang, Caibing ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C V model; CT; Exterior problem; Image reconstruction; POCS; TVM

Indexed keywords

CT; EXTERIOR PROBLEM; POCS; TVM; V-MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; REPAIR; SET THEORY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956337630     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/XST-2010-0259     Document Type: Article

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