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IMAGING PERFORMANCE

Digital tomosynthesis mammography using a parallel maximum-likelihood reconstruction method
Tao Wu, Juemin Zhang, Richard Moore, Elizabeth Rafferty, Daniel Kopans, Waleed Meleis, and David Kaeli
pp. 1-11
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1106 kB)  ]

Digital tomosynthesis rendering of joint margins for arthritis assessment
Jeffrey W. Duryea, Gesa Neumann, Hiroshi Yoshioka, and James T. Dobbins III
pp. 12-18
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (132 kB)  ]

COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY I

Fourier crosstalk analysis of multislice and cone-beam helical CT
Patrick J. La Riviere
pp. 19-28
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (647 kB)  ]

Dual kVp material decomposition using flat-panel detectors
Deborah J. Walter, Xiaoye Wu, Yanfeng Du, J. E. Tkaczyk, and William R. Ross
pp. 29-39
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (342 kB)  ]

Design and performance of a 32-slice CT detector system using back-illuminated photodiodes
Steve Utrup, Marc Chappo, Brian Harwood, Tony Krecic, Randy P. Luhta, Rod Mattson, Dave Salk, and Chris Vrettos
pp. 40-51
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (2060 kB)  ]

Technology and image results of a spectral CT system
Bjoern J. Heismann, Stefan Wirth, Silke Janssen, and Quirin Spreiter
pp. 52-59
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (243 kB)  ]

Novel approach to extend the scanner coverage beyond detector field-of-view
Jiang Hsieh, Edward Chao, Brian Grekowicz, Amy Horst, Scott McOlash, and Tom J. Myers
pp. 60-66
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (139 kB)  ]

Performance of standard fluoroscopy antiscatter grids in flat-detector-based cone-beam CT
Jens Wiegert, Matthias Bertram, Dirk Schaefer, Norbert Conrads, Jan Timmer, Til Aach, and Georg Rose
pp. 67-78
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (169 kB)  ]

IMAGING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS I

Can a Fourier-based cascaded-systems analysis describe noise in complex shift-variant spatially sampled detectors?
Ian A. Cunningham, Mike Sattarivand, George Hajdok, and Jingwu Yao
pp. 79-88
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (549 kB)  ]

Incorporation of task in 3D imaging performance evaluation: the impact of asymmetric NPS on detectability
Jeff H. Siewerdsen, Douglas J. Moseley, and David A. Jaffray
pp. 89-97
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (2255 kB)  ]

Validation of complex cascaded models of medical imaging systems by Monte Carlo
Mike Sattarivand and Ian A. Cunningham
pp. 98-108
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (254 kB)  ]

Penalty on the detective quantum efficiency from off-axis incident x rays
George Hajdok and Ian A. Cunningham
pp. 109-118
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (606 kB)  ]

Development of a new generation of area detectors for portal imaging: high-quantum-efficiency direct-conversion MV flat-panel imagers
Geordi Pang and John A. Rowlands
pp. 119-126
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (178 kB)  ]

DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY I

Systematic development of input-quantum-limited fluoroscopic imagers based on active-matrix flat-panel technology
Larry E. Antonuk, Qihua Zhao, Zhong Su, Jin Yamamoto, Youcef El-Mohri, Yixin Li, Yi Wang, and Amit R. Sawant
pp. 127-138
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (272 kB)  ]

Multiple-gain-ranging readout method to extend the dynamic range of amorphous silicon flat-panel imagers
Pieter G. Roos, Richard E. Colbeth, Ivan Mollov, Peter Munro, John Pavkovich, Edward J. Seppi, Edward G. Shapiro, Carlo A. Tognina, Gary F. Virshup, J. Micheal Yu, George Zentai, Wolfgang Kaissl, Evangelos Matsinos, Jeroen Richters, and Heinrich Riem
pp. 139-149
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (266 kB)  ]

Indirect flat-panel detector with avalanche gain
Wei Zhao, Dylan C. Hunt, Kenkichi Tanioka, and John A. Rowlands
pp. 150-161
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (193 kB)  ]

Ghosting comparison for large-area selenium detectors suitable for mammography and general radiography
Vincent Loustauneau, Michel Bissonnette, Sebastien Cadieux, Marc Hansroul, Eric Masson, Serge Savard, and Brad T. Polischuk
pp. 162-169
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (578 kB)  ]

Dependence of x-ray sensitivity of direct conversion x-ray detectors on x-ray exposure and exposure history
Mohammad Z. Kabir, Mohammad Yunus, and Safa O. Kasap
pp. 170-176
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (203 kB)  ]

DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY II

Measurement of the detective quantum efficiency (DQE) of digital x-ray imaging devices according to the standard IEC 62220-1
Hartmut Illers, Egbert Buhr, Detlef Bergmann, and Christoph Hoeschen
pp. 177-187
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (136 kB)  ]

PbO as direct conversion x-ray detector material
Matthias Simon, Ronald A. Ford, Anthony R. Franklin, Stefan P. Grabowski, Bernd Menser, Gerd Much, Augusto Nascetti, Michael Overdick, Martin J. Powell, and Detlef U. Wiechert
pp. 188-199
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (825 kB)  ]

Mercuric iodide medical imagers for low-exposure radiography and fluoroscopy
George Zentai, Larry Partain, Raisa Pavlyuchkova, Cesar Proano, Barry N. Breen, A. Taieb, Ofer Dagan, Michael Schieber, Haim Gilboa, and Jerry Thomas
pp. 200-210
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (169 kB)  ]

Inherent imaging performance of cesium iodide scintillators
Wei Zhao, Goran Ristic, and John A. Rowlands
pp. 211-220
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (156 kB)  ]

Influence of optical gaps on signal and noise properties of luminescent screen x-ray detectors
Andreas Koch
pp. 221-225
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (62 kB)  ]

OPTICAL/US/NEUTRON IMAGING

Inverse method for estimating elastic modulus of arterial walls
Xiaoming Zhang, Mostafa Fatemi, and James F. Greenleaf
pp. 226-235
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (358 kB)  ]

Urinary stone composition analysis by coherent scatter: Is a monoenergetic source necessary?
Melanie T. M. Davidson, Deidre L. Batchelar, Sujeevan Velupillai, and Ian A. Cunningham
pp. 236-247
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (3083 kB)  ]

Neutron stimulated emission computed tomography of stable isotopes
Carey E. Floyd, Jr., Calvin Howell, Brian P. Harrawood, Alexander Crowell, Anuj Kapadia, Robert Macri, Jessie Xia, Ronald Pedroni, James E. Bowsher, Mathew Kiser, Georgia D. Tourassi, Werner Tornow, and Richard Walter
pp. 248-254
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (396 kB)  ]

Novel integrated bio-optical system for oxygen saturation measurement
Vishal Saxena and Jon Nielsen
pp. 255-264
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (139 kB)  ]

MICRO TOMOGRAPHY

Ultrafast laser-based micro-CT system for small-animal imaging
Andrzej Krol, Jean-Claude Kieffer, John Nees, Liming Chen, R. Toth, Bixue Hou, Russell E. Kincaid, Jr., Ioana L. Coman, Edward D. Lipson, and Gerard Mourou
pp. 265-271
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (742 kB)  ]

Noise properties of intensity diffraction tomography
Mark A. Anastasio, Yin Huang, Daxin Shi, and Greg Gbur
pp. 272-280
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (303 kB)  ]

Soft-tissue and phase-contrast imaging at the Swiss Light Source
Philipp Schneider, Nishant Mohan, Marco Stampanoni, and Ralph Muller
pp. 281-291
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (835 kB)  ]

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY II

Preliminary system characterization of flat-panel-detector-based cone-beam CT for breast imaging
Ruola Ning, Yong Yu, David L. Conover, Xianghua Lu, Huiguang He, Zikuan Chen, Linda Schiffhauer, and Jeanne Cullinan
pp. 292-303
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1088 kB)  ]

Progress in the development of a dedicated breast CT scanner
Alexander Kwan, Nikula Shah, George Burkett, J. Anthony Seibert, Karen K. Lindfors, Thomas R. Nelson, and John M. Boone
pp. 304-310
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (135 kB)  ]

Measurements of an optimized beam for x-ray computed mammotomography
Randolph L. McKinley, Ehsan Samei, Caryl N. Brzymialkiewicz, Martin P. Tornai, and Carey E. Floyd, Jr.
pp. 311-319
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (639 kB)  ]

Geometry analysis of an inverse-geometry volumetric CT system with multiple detector arrays
Samuel R. Mazin, Taly G. Schmidt, Edward Solomon, Rebecca Fahrig, and Norbert J. Pelc
pp. 320-329
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (446 kB)  ]

Soft-tissue contrast resolution within the head of human cadaver by means of flat-detector-based cone-beam CT
Jens Wiegert, Matthias Bertram, Dirk Schaefer, Norbert Conrads, Niels Noordhoek, Kees de Jong, Til Aach, and Georg Rose
pp. 330-337
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (557 kB)  ]

DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY III

Performance analysis of a 127-micron pixel large-area TFT/photodiode array with boosted fill factor
Richard L. Weisfield, William Yao, Tycho Speaker, Kungang Zhou, Richard E. Colbeth, and Cesar Proano
pp. 338-348
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (270 kB)  ]

Study of the generalized MTF and DQE for a new microangiographic system
Iacovos S. Kyprianou, Stephen Rudin, Daniel R. Bednarek, and Kenneth R. Hoffmann
pp. 349-360
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1015 kB)  ]

Fully automatic and reference-marker-free image stitching method for full-spine and full-leg imaging with computed radiography
Xiaohui Wang, David H. Foos, James Doran, and Michael K. Rogers
pp. 361-369
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (316 kB)  ]

Enhanced a-Si/CsI-based flat-panel x-ray detector for mammography
Jeffrey Shaw, Douglas Albagli, Ching-Yeu Wei, and Paul R. Granfors
pp. 370-378
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (264 kB)  ]

Performance of a novel 43-cm x 43-cm flat-panel detector with CsI:Tl scintillator
Tatsuya Yamazaki, Tomoyuki Tamura, Makoto Nokita, Satoshi Okada, Shinsuke Hayashida, and Yoshihiro Ogawa
pp. 379-385
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (300 kB)  ]

IMAGING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS II

Absorbers for medical x-ray detectors with optimum spatial resolution: a simulation study
Martin Hoheisel, Jurgen Giersch, Michaela Mitschke, and Philipp Bernhardt
pp. 386-395
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (394 kB)  ]

Effect of noise in dual-energy helical cone-beam computed tomography
Emil Y. Sidky, Yu Zou, and Xiaochuan Pan
pp. 396-402
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (279 kB)  ]

Simulation of CT dose and contrast-to-noise as function of bowtie shape
J. Eric Tkaczyk, Yanfeng Du, Deborah J. Walter, Xiaoye Wu, Jianying Li, and Thomas Toth
pp. 403-410
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (728 kB)  ]

Monte Carlo simulation of a CsI-based flat-panel imager for mammography
Samta C. Thacker, Stephen J. Glick, and Aldo Badano
pp. 411-419
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (94 kB)  ]

Noise simulations for an inverse-geometry volumetric CT system
Taly G. Schmidt, Rebecca Fahrig, and Norbert J. Pelc
pp. 420-427
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (185 kB)  ]

MAMMOGRAPHY

Assessment of breast lesions on stereoscopic and monoscopic digital specimen mammograms: an ROC study
Heang-Ping Chan, Mitch M. Goodsitt, Mark A. Helvie, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Justin T. Lydick, Marilyn A. Roubidoux, Janet E. Bailey, Alexis Nees, Caroline E. Blane, Joseph Shen, Michelle Foster, and Berkman Sahiner
pp. 428-432
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (36 kB)  ]

Design and performance features of a new mammographic film/screen system
William E. Moore, Robert E. Dickerson, and David J. Steklenski
pp. 433-444
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (537 kB)  ]

Optimized exposure control in digital mammography
Nataliya Shramchenko, Philippe Blin, Claude Mathey, and Remy Klausz
pp. 445-456
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (128 kB)  ]

Dose reduction in mammography with photon counting imaging
Stefan J. Thunberg, Leif Adelow, Ola Blom, Anders Coster, Johan Egerstrom, Mathias Eklund, Per Egnell, Tom Francke, Ulf Jordung, Tomas Kristoffersson, Karin Lindman, Lars Lindqvist, Daniel Marchal, Hans Olla, Erik Penton, Vladimir Peskov, Juha Rantanen, Skiff Sokolov, Per Svedenhag, Christer Ullberg, and Niclas Weber
pp. 457-465
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (383 kB)  ]

High-resolution (20 cycles/mm) digital x-ray mammography using amorphous selenium directly coupled to CCD readout devices
David M. Hunter, Gueorgui Belev, Giovanni DeCresenzo, Safa O. Kasap, James G. Mainprize, Gordon Mawdsley, John A. Rowlands, Charles Smith, Tumay O. Tumer, Vladimir Verpakhovski, Shi Yin, and Martin J. Yaffe
pp. 466-477
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (261 kB)  ]

Scatter rejection in scanned multislit digital mammography
Magnus Aslund, Bjorn Cederstrom, Mats Lundqvist, and Mats Danielsson
pp. 478-487
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (586 kB)  ]

POSTER SESSION

Development of angiography system with cone-beam reconstruction using large-area flat-panel detector
Katsumi Suzuki, Shigeyuki Ikeda, Ken Ueda, Tadashi Nakamura, Masakazu Okabe, Takayuki Kadomura, Rika Baba, and Richard E. Colbeth
pp. 488-498
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (242 kB)  ]

Optimizing abdominal CT dose and image quality with respect to x-ray tube voltage
Walter Huda and Kent M. Ogden
pp. 499-507
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (77 kB)  ]

X-ray scatter in quantitative megavoltage computed tomography: implications for adaptive radiation therapy
George Hajdok, Jerry J. Battista, Ian A. Cunningham, and Tomas Kron
pp. 508-517
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (548 kB)  ]

Wavelet-based multiscale anisotropic diffusion in cone-beam CT breast imaging denoising for x-ray dose reduction
Junmei Zhong, Ruola Ning, and David L. Conover
pp. 518-526
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (374 kB)  ]

Evaluation of dose efficiency index compared to receiver operating characteristics for assessing CT low-contrast performance
Tomokazu Ishida, Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Kazuyuki Kondo, Kazuhisa Kainuma, Miwa Okumura, and Tsukasa Sasaki
pp. 527-533
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (378 kB)  ]

Region of interest (ROI) computed tomography
Ravishankar N. Chityala, Kenneth R. Hoffmann, Daniel R. Bednarek, and Stephen Rudin
pp. 534-541
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (563 kB)  ]

Implementation and evaluation of the half-scan scheme based on CBCT (cone-beam CT) system
Dong Yang, Ruola Ning, Yong Yu, David Conover, and Xianghua Lu
pp. 542-551
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (428 kB)  ]

Back-illuminated photodiodes for multislice CT: an estimation of temporal and spatial properties by carrier diffusion modeling
Randy P. Luhta, Rod Mattson, Narayan Taneja, and Peter Bui
pp. 552-563
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (3768 kB)  ]

Dynamic CT simulation for minimal invasive surgery
Patrick Hugonnard, Regis Guillemaud, Stephane Bonnet, Pierre Grangeat, and Anne Koenig
pp. 564-573
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (624 kB)  ]

Quantitative assessment of cone-beam CT system by 3D point-spread function
Zikuan Chen, Ruola Ning, David L. Conover, and Yong Yu
pp. 574-585
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (158 kB)  ]

Multi-element two-dimensional Si pin photodiode array fabricated on a single 30-µm thickness die
Alexander O. Goushcha, Andrew J. Popp, Ed Bartley, Richard A. Metzler, and Chris Hicks
pp. 586-595
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (278 kB)  ]

Dose profile measurement of a four-dimensional CT (4D-CT) including scattered radiation
Masahiro Endo, Schin'ichiro Mori, Takanori Tsunoo, Kanae Nishizawa, and Takahiko Aoyama
pp. 596-609
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1355 kB)  ]

Design and construction of a flat-panel-based cone-beam computed tomography (FPD-CBCT) imaging system through the adaptation of a commercially available CT system: recent data
David L. Conover and Ruola Ning
pp. 610-615
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1665 kB)  ]

Flat-panel-detector-based cone-beam CT imaging: preliminary system evaluation
Ruola Ning, David L. Conover, Yong Yu, and Xianghua Lu
pp. 616-620
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (397 kB)  ]

New CT tube performance specifications
Brian D. Lounsberry and Christopher D. Unger
pp. 621-632
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (155 kB)  ]

New CsI:Na-selenium x-ray detector
Dae Woo Seok, Jang Yong Choi, Sang Sik Kang, Gi Won Jang, Chi Woong Mun, and Sang Hee Nam
pp. 633-638
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (229 kB)  ]

Measurement of correlated noise in images of computed radiography systems and its influence on the detective quantum efficiency
Hartmut Illers, Dirk Vandenbroucke, and Egbert Buhr
pp. 639-647
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (92 kB)  ]

Design and performance of a new a-Si flat-panel imager for use in cardiovascular and mobile C-arm imaging systems
Carlo A. Tognina, Ivan Mollov, Jiann M. Yu, Chris Webb, Pieter G. Roos, Mark Batts, Delenah Trinh, Robert Fong, Nima Taie-Nobraie, Boris Nepo, Isaias D. Job, Keith Gray, Sarah Boyce, and Richard E. Colbeth
pp. 648-656
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (501 kB)  ]

High-dynamic-range pixel architectures for diagnostic medical imaging
Karim S. Karim, Sherman Yin, Arokia Nathan, and John A. Rowlands
pp. 657-667
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (207 kB)  ]

Improved properties of PbI₂ x-ray imagers with tighter process control and using positive bias voltage
George Zentai, Larry Partain, Raisa Pavlyuchkova, Cesar Proano, Gary F. Virshup, Paul Bennett, Kanai Shah, Yuri Dmitriev, and Jerry Thomas
pp. 668-676
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Modeling alignment criteria of collimator to scintillation detector
Aziz Ikhlef
pp. 677-685
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (323 kB)  ]

Analysis of the noise components of the various imaging plates
Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yuichi Hosoi, Yasuhiko Goto, and Satoshi Arakawa
pp. 686-695
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (279 kB)  ]

A method to measure the presampling MTF using a novel edge test device and algorithm
Tatsuya Yamazaki, Makoto Nokita, Shinsuke Hayashida, and Hitoshi Inoue
pp. 696-704
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (164 kB)  ]

X-ray scatter correction for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry: compensation of patient's lean/fat composition
Jean-Marc Dinten, Michel Darboux, Thomas Bordy, Christine Robert-Coutant, and Georges Gonon
pp. 705-713
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (371 kB)  ]

High-performance low-noise 128-channel readout-integrated circuit for flat-panel x-ray detector systems
Eric J. Beuville, Mark Belding, Adrienne N. Costello, Randy Hansen, and Susan M. Petronio
pp. 714-725
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (184 kB)  ]

Evaluation of a photon-counting x-ray imaging detector based on microchannel plates for mammography applications
Polad M. Shikhaliev, Tong Xu, and Sabee Molloi
pp. 726-733
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (265 kB)  ]

Slot scanning versus antiscatter grid in digital mammography: comparison of low-contrast performance using contrast-detail measurement
Chao-Jen Lai, Chris C. Shaw, William Geiser, Srinivas C. Kappadath, Xinming Liu, TianPeng Wang, Shu-Ju Tu, and Mustafa C. Altunbas
pp. 734-742
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (193 kB)  ]

Determination of imaging performance of a digital mammography
Yoshie Kodera, Miho Takamura, Emi Tsuboi, Masahisa Ogawa, Rie Suzuki, Aya Chihara, Akiko Horii, Masamitsu Shima, and Yoshihito Machida
pp. 743-750
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (155 kB)  ]

Dual-energy digital mammography for calcification imaging: theory and implementation
Srinivas C. Kappadath, Chris C. Shaw, Chao-Jen Lai, Xinming Liu, and Gary Whitman
pp. 751-760
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Practical MTF calculation in digital mammography: a multicenter study
Frank Rogge, Hilde Bosmans, and Guy Marchal
pp. 761-769
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Threshold contrast visibility of microcalcifications in digital mammography
Ann-Katherine G. Carton, Hilde Bosmans, Dirk Vandenbroucke, Chantal Van Ongeval, Geert Souverijns, Frank Rogge, and Guy Marchal
pp. 770-779
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (597 kB)  ]

Choosing proper mammography screen-film system by computer simulation
Kathy O. Senhorini, Homero Schiabel, Marcelo A. C. Vieira, and Mauricio C. Escarpinati
pp. 780-789
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (273 kB)  ]

Characteristic curve measurement based on bootstrap method using a new calcium phosphate stepwedge in mammography
Norimitsu Shinohara, Hiroshi Fujita, Takeshi Hara, and Katsuhei Horita
pp. 790-794
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (147 kB)  ]

Intensity diffraction tomography for phase objects
Daxin Shi, Mark A. Anastasio, Yin Huang, and Greg Gbur
pp. 795-802
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (264 kB)  ]

Tomographic images of biological materials using laser CT imaging system
Donepudi V. Rao, Yoshiaki Sasaki, Tetsuya Yuasa, and Takao Akatsuka
pp. 803-807
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (69 kB)  ]

µ-tomographic images of a few soft materials and embedded biological soft tissue at x-ray energies: a new approach based on geometrical considerations
Donepudi V. Rao, Tetsuya Yuasa, Takao Akatsuka, Roberto Cesareo, and Giovanni E. Gigante
pp. 808-816
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Infrared laser transillumination CT imaging system using parallel fiber arrays and optical switches for finger joint imaging
Yoshiaki Sasaki, Ryota Emori, Hiroki Inage, Masaki Goto, Ryo Takahashi, Tetsuya Yuasa, Hiroshi Taniguchi, Balasigamani Devaraj, and Takao Akatsuka
pp. 817-826
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Dual-energy quasi-monochromatic x-ray source development
Jonathan M. Richardson
pp. 827-836
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (452 kB)  ]

Gibbs ringing artifact, spatial correlation, and spatial resolution in MRI
Tianhu Lei
pp. 837-847
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Detection of interstitial lung disease in PA chest radiographs
Marco Loog, Bram van Ginneken, and Mads Nielsen
pp. 848-855
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Application of expectation maximization to x-ray spectrum estimation for medical accelerators from transmission data
Emil Y. Sidky, Lifeng Yu, and Xiaochuan Pan
pp. 856-860
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Evaluation of film digitizer's spatial resolution by slit image computational analysis
Mauricio C. Escarpinati, Marcelo A. C. Vieira, and Homero Schiabel
pp. 861-868
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Scanning laser tomography: influence of working distance
Jaclyn Vinson and Dirk-Uwe G. Bartsch
pp. 869-877
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (595 kB)  ]

Comparison of photon attenuation coefficients (2-150 KeV) for diagnostic imaging simulations
Charles W. Dodge III and Michael J. Flynn
pp. 878-889
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Simulation of the Allegro PET system using GATE
Frederic Lamare, Alexandra Turzo, Yves Bizais, and Dimitris Visvikis
pp. 890-897
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Simulation of interdetector scattering in BGO block detector
Ali A. Alghamdi, Nicholas M. Spyrou, and Mohammed E. Mesbahi
pp. 898-905
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Crosstalk modeling of a CT detector
Aziz Ikhlef and Smitha Thrivikraman
pp. 906-913
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (277 kB)  ]

Comparison of a digital flat-panel x-ray image intensifier and conventional film-screen system for radiostereometric analysis (RSA)
Xunhua Yuan, Maria Drangova, Steve Pollmann, Ricky Miron, Robert Bourne, and David W. Holdsworth
pp. 914-921
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (424 kB)  ]

First results with real-time selenium-based full-field digital mammography three-dimensional imaging system
Mari Lehtimaki, Martti Pamilo, Leena Raulisto, and Martti Kalke
pp. 922-929
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (777 kB)  ]

Fast reconstruction for unconstrained cone-beam tomosynthesis
Beilei Wang, Kenneth Barner, and Denny Lee
pp. 930-938
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