A simple approach to measure computed tomography (CT) modulation transfer function (MTF) and noise-power spectrum (NPS) using the American College of Radiology (ACR) accreditation phantom.

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Published in Med Phys on May 01, 2013

Authors

Saul N Friedman1, George S K Fung, Jeffrey H Siewerdsen, Benjamin M W Tsui

Author Affiliations

1: Sackler School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel. saul.friedman@gmail.com

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