WORKSHOP PAPER
X-ray image sharpening by coincidence detection
B. Dierickx1,2, B. Dupont1, A. Defernez1
1Caeleste CVBA, Antwerp, Belgium
2Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

In this paper we propose methods to realize coincidence detection in direct or indirect X-ray detectors. This coincidence is used to enhance the image sharpness.
Publisher: IISS (Int. Image Sensors Society)
Year: 2009
Workshop: IISW
URL: https://doi.org/10.60928/npb1-b8y9
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Keywords

X-ray image sharpening, Coincidence detection, Image sharpness enhancement,

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