Flat-detector computed tomography (FD-CT)

WA Kalender, Y Kyriakou - European radiology, 2007 - Springer
Flat-panel detectors or, synonymously, flat detectors (FDs) have been developed for use in
radiography and fluoroscopy with the defined goal to replace standard X-ray film, film-screen …

Task-based measures of image quality and their relation to radiation dose and patient risk

HH Barrett, KJ Myers, C Hoeschen… - Physics in Medicine …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The theory of task-based assessment of image quality is reviewed in the context of imaging
with ionizing radiation, and objective figures of merit (FOMs) for image quality are …

spektr 3.0—A computational tool for x‐ray spectrum modeling and analysis

J Punnoose, J Xu, A Sisniega, W Zbijewski… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: A computational toolkit (spektr 3.0) has been developed to calculate x‐ray spectra
based on the tungsten anode spectral model using interpolating cubic splines (TASMICS) …

A dedicated cone‐beam CT system for musculoskeletal extremities imaging: design, optimization, and initial performance characterization

W Zbijewski, P De Jean, P Prakash, Y Ding… - Medical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: This paper reports on the design and initial imaging performance of a dedicated
cone‐beam CT (CBCT) system for musculoskeletal (MSK) extremities. The system …

Spectral and dual-energy X-ray imaging for medical applications

E Fredenberg - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Spectral imaging is an umbrella term for energy-resolved X-ray imaging in medicine. The
technique makes use of the energy dependence of X-ray attenuation to either increase the …

Monte Carlo study of the effects of system geometry and antiscatter grids on cone‐beam CT scatter distributions

A Sisniega, W Zbijewski, A Badal, IS Kyprianou… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The proliferation of cone‐beam CT (CBCT) has created interest in performance
optimization, with x‐ray scatter identified among the main limitations to image quality. CBCT …

Analysis of Fourier‐domain task‐based detectability index in tomosynthesis and cone‐beam CT in relation to human observer performance

GJ Gang, J Lee, JW Stayman, DJ Tward… - Medical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Design and optimization of medical imaging systems benefit from accurate
theoretical modeling that identifies the physical factors governing image quality, particularly …

Anatomical background and generalized detectability in tomosynthesis and cone‐beam CT

GJ Gang, DJ Tward, J Lee, JH Siewerdsen - Medical physics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Anatomical background presents a major impediment to detectability in 2D
radiography as well as 3D tomosynthesis and cone‐beam CT (CBCT). This article …

Task‐based detectability in CT image reconstruction by filtered backprojection and penalized likelihood estimation

GJ Gang, JW Stayman, W Zbijewski… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Nonstationarity is an important aspect of imaging performance in CT and cone‐
beam CT (CBCT), especially for systems employing iterative reconstruction. This work …

Contrast‐enhanced spectral mammography with a photon‐counting detector

E Fredenberg, M Hemmendorff, B Cederström… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Spectral imaging is a method in medical x‐ray imaging to extract information about
the object constituents by the material‐specific energy dependence of x‐ray attenuation. The …