High-definition CT gemstone spectral imaging of the brain: Initial results of selecting optimal monochromatic image for beam-hardening artifacts and image noise reduction

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 294-297

  Lin, Xiao Zhu ^a   Miao, Fei ^a   Li, Jian Ying ^b   Dong, Hai Peng ^a   Shen, Yun ^b   Chen, Ke Min ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b General Electric CT Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

beam hardening artifact; brain; computed tomography; image noise; spectral imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HARDENING; IMAGE DENOISING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NOISE ABATEMENT; SPECTROSCOPY;

BACKGROUND NOISE; BEAM HARDENING; BEAM-HARDENING ARTIFACT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE NOISE; IMAGE NOISE REDUCTION; MONOCHROMATIC IMAGES; MONOCHROMATICS; POLYCHROMATIC IMAGES; SPECTRAL IMAGING;

BRAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAM HARDENING ARTIFACT; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GEMSTONE SPECTRAL IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROIMAGING; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE REDUCTION; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM;

EID: 79953818708     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182058d5c     Document Type: Article

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