Relative dose in dual energy fast-kVp switching and conventional kVp imaging: Spatial frequency dependent noise characteristics and low contrast imaging

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7961, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yadava, Girijesh K ^a   Chandra, Naveen ^a   Hsieh, Jiang ^a  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed Tomography; CT Dose; Dual Energy CT; Fast kVp switching; Monochromatic CT; NPS

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT DOSE; DUAL-ENERGY CT; FAST KVP-SWITCHING; MONOCHROMATIC CT; NPS;

ATOMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MONOCHROMATORS; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 79955782136     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.878498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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