Improved CT image quality using a new fully physical imaging chain

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7622, Issue PART 1, 2010, Pages

  Wiegert, Jens ^a   Bertram, Matthias ^a   Wiesner, Steffen ^a   Thompson, Richard ^b   Brown, Kevin M ^b   Morton, Thomas ^b   Katchaiski, Tsvi ^b   Yagil, Yoad ^b  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti scatter grids; Beam hardening correction; Computed tomography; Monte Carlo simulations; Scatter correction; Scatter to Primary ratio; X ray scatter

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SCATTER GRIDS; BEAM HARDENING CORRECTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; SCATTER CORRECTION; SCATTER-TO- PRIMARY RATIO; X-RAY SCATTER;

HARDENING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCATTERING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 80052396545     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.844564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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