A learning-based approach to explosives detection using multi-energy X-ray computed tomography

ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2004-2007

  Eger, Limor ^a   Do, Synho ^b   Ishwar, Prakash ^a   Karl, W Clem ^a   Pien, Homer ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Dimensionality reduction; Multi Energy X ray tomography; National security; Support vector machines

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION PERFORMANCE; COMPTON; DETECTION PERFORMANCE; DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION; DISCRIMINATIVE ABILITY; DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY; ENERGY CURVE; FEATURE SETS; LEARNING-BASED APPROACH; NATIONAL SECURITY; SUPPORT VECTOR; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; EXPLOSIVES; SCANNING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPEECH COMMUNICATION; STANDARDIZATION; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION;

EID: 80051637826     PISSN: 15206149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICASSP.2011.5946904     Document Type: Conference Paper

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