Characterization and correction of cupping effect artefacts in cone beam CT

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-223

  Hunter, Allison K ^a   McDavid, W D ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Artefacts; Cone beam CT; Radiation; Scattering

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; COPPER; MAGNESIUM; SILICON;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; ARTIFACTS; COMPUTERS; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COPPER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNESIUM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SILICON; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84858120124     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/19015946     Document Type: Article

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