Simulation and analysis of image quality impacts from single source, ultra-wide coverage CT scanner

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-404

  Li, Baojun ^a   Toth, Thomas L ^b   Hsieh, Jiang ^b   Tang, Xiangyang ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; cone beam artifacts; coverage; noise; target angle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM ARTIFACTS; COVERAGE; NOISE; TARGET ANGLE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NOISE POLLUTION; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAYS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY;

ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872337188     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/XST-2012-00347     Document Type: Article

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