The CT number accuracy of a novel commercial metal artifact reduction algorithm for large orthopedic implants

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 274-278

  Hilgers, Guido ^a   Nuver, Tonnis ^a   Minken, André ^a  

^a Radiotherapeutic Institute Stedendriehoek en Omstreken   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CT number accuracy; Metal artifact reduction; Metallic hip prosthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891776934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v15i1.4597     Document Type: Article

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