Research Article

Noise Estimation for Single-Slice Sinogram of Low-Dose X-Ray Computed Tomography Using Homogenous Patch

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Test images. (a) Thorax phantom data acquired at 120 kVp, 150 mA. (b) A phantom data produced by Matlab. (c) Modified Shepp-Logan head phantom whose size is . (d) A CT image of an abdomen of a 58-year-old man with 120 kVp, 150 mAs. (e) A CT image of a chest of a 62-year-old woman with 120 kVp, 150 mAs.
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