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The feasibility study on 3-dimensional fluorescent X-ray computed tomography using the pinhole effect for biomedical applications

Sunaguchi et al., 2013

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1784155903944774434
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Sunaguchi N
Yuasa T
Hyodo K
Zeniya T
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2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)

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We propose a 3-dimensional fluorescent x-ray computed tomography (CT) pinhole collimator, aimed at providing molecular imaging with quantifiable measures and sub- millimeter spatial resolution. In this study, we demonstrate the feasibility of this concept and …
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