Dual energy CT-based characterization of x-ray attenuation properties of breast equivalent material plates

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 8313, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Geeraert, N ^a,b   Klausz, R ^a   Giudici, P ^a   Muller, S ^a   Cockmartin, L ^b   Bosmans, H ^c  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

attenuation properties; breast density; breast equivalent material; dual energy CT; linear attenuation coefficients

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC COMPOSITIONS; ATTENUATION PROPERTIES; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DENSITY; BREAST TISSUES; CT TECHNOLOGY; DUAL ENERGY; DUAL-ENERGY CT; EQUIVALENT PLATE; HOUNSFIELD UNITS; IMAGE PLANE; LINEAR ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; RISK FACTORS; X-RAY ATTENUATION;

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; TISSUE;

MATERIALS;

EID: 84860364710     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.911334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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