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A simple approach to measure computed tomography (CT) modulation transfer function (MTF) and noise‐power spectrum (NPS) using the American College of …

Friedman et al., 2013

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1570378716600953009
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Friedman S
Fung G
Siewerdsen J
Tsui B
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Medical physics

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Purpose: To develop an easily‐implemented technique with free publicly‐available analysis software to measure the modulation transfer function (MTF) and noise‐power spectrum (NPS) of a clinical computed tomography (CT) system from images acquired using a widely …
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