A method for simultaneous image reconstruction and beam hardening correction

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jin, Pengchong ^a   Bouman, Charles A ^a   Sauer, Ken D ^b  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

beam hardening correction; model based iterative reconstruction (MBIR); poly energetic; X ray CT

Indexed keywords

HARDENING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATERIALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; X RAYS;

ALTERNATING OPTIMIZATIONS; BEAM HARDENING CORRECTION; ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; LOW-DENSITY MATERIALS; POLY-ENERGETIC; RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS; X-RAY CT;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 84904181776     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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