Finite detector based projection model for high spatial resolution

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-238

  Yu, Hengyong ^a,b,c   Wang, Ge ^a,b,c  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Medical Center Boulevard   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

area integral model; Finite detector size; high spatial resolution; iterative reconstruction; line integral model

Indexed keywords

DETECTOR SIZE; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; INTEGRAL MODEL; ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; LINE INTEGRALS;

ELECTRON SOURCES; X RAY APPARATUS;

DETECTORS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 84866064321     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/XST-2012-0331     Document Type: Article

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