SR-NLM: A sinogram restoration induced non-local means image filtering for low-dose computed tomography

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 293-303

  Bian, Zhaoying ^a   Ma, Jianhua ^a,b   Huang, Jing ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Niu, Shanzhou ^a   Feng, Qianjin ^a   Liang, Zhengrong ^b   Chen, Wufan ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Image filtering; Low dose; Non local means; Sinogram restoration

Indexed keywords

AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE; IMAGE FILTERING; IMAGE FILTERING ALGORITHMS; LOW DOSE; NON-LOCAL MEANS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; SINOGRAM RESTORATIONS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NOISE ABATEMENT; RESTORATION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SINOGRAM RESTORATION INDUCED NON LOCAL MEANS;

EID: 84880743984     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: 18790771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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