Systems and methods for reducing an artifact within an image

Details Systems and methods for reducing an artifact within an image Systems and methods for reducing an artifact within an image

2006-08-02

2010-06-15

Lu, Tom Y (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Image enhancement or restoration

Artifact removal or suppression

C382S100000, C378S051000, C378S057000, C378S070000

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07738729

ABSTRACT:
A method for reducing an artifact within an image of a substance is described. The method includes generating the image of the substance, and constraining a measured linear attenuation coefficient of a pixel of the image based on at least one of a measured diffraction profile, a measured effective atomic number, and a measured packing fraction of the substance.

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