An algebraic iterative reconstruction technique for differential X-ray phase-contrast computed tomography

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 186-193

  Fu, Jian ^a   Schleede, Simone ^b   Tan, Renbo ^a   Chen, Liyuan ^a   Bech, Martin ^b,c   Achterhold, Klaus ^b   Gifford, Martin ^d   Loewen, Rod ^d   Ruth, Ronald ^e   Pfeiffer, Franz ^b,f  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LYNCEAN TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

^e SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Technische Universitä At MüAnchen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algebraic itrative reconstruction; Computed tomography; Differential phase contrast imaging; Reconstruction algorithm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE CONTRAST COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; GRATING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERFEROMETER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHANTOM; RADIATION ABSORPTION; X RAY;

ALGEBRAIC ITRATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTERTOMOGRAPHIE; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING; DIFFERENTIELLE PHASENKONTRAST-BILDGEBUNG; ITERATIVE ALGEBRAISCHE REKONSTRUKTIONSTECHNIK; RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHM; REKONSTRUKTIONSALGORITHMUS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84881555022     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: 18764436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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