Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 15, Issue 3, 2250017(2022)
Ring artifacts removal in X-ray-induced acoustic computed tomography
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[in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese]. Ring artifacts removal in X-ray-induced acoustic computed tomography[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2022, 15(3): 2250017
Received: Jan. 1, 2022
Accepted: Mar. 30, 2022
Published Online: Aug. 26, 2022
The Author Email: (pkpandey@hs.uci.edu)