Mastos: Mammography simulation tool for design optimization studies

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 275-293

  Spyrou, G ^a   Panayiotakis, G ^a   Tzanakos, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mammography; Monte carlo; Optimization; Simulated mammograms; Simulation tool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST LESION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA DISPLAY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84860397247     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146392300455576     Document Type: Article

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