Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 157-165 , July 2010

A detection method for streak artifacts and radiological noise in a non-uniform region in a CT image

  • Kuniharu Imai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Technology, Nagoya University School of Health Sciences, 1-20 Daikominami 1-chome, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, 461-8673, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 52 719 3114; fax: +81 52 719 1587.
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  • Mitsuru Ikeda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Technology, Nagoya University School of Health Sciences, 1-20 Daikominami 1-chome, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, 461-8673, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 52 719 1587; fax: +81 52 719 1587.
    • ,
  • Yukihiro Enchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 6 6879 6812; fax: +81 6 6879 6814.
    • ,
  • Takanaga Niimi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Technology, Nagoya University School of Health Sciences, 1-20 Daikominami 1-chome, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, 461-8673, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 52 719 3114; fax: +81 52 719 1587.

Received 17 June 2009 ,Revised 13 November 2009 ,Accepted 20 November 2009.

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PII: S1120-1797(09)00068-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2009.11.003

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 157-165 , July 2010

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