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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Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
  • 2Institute of Mathematics and Image Computing, University of Lubeck, Germany
  • 3Independent Technical Consultant, India
  • 4Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92617, USA
  • 5Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte CA 91010, USA
  • 6Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
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    Received: Jan. 1, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 30, 2022

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2022

    The Author Email: (pkpandey@hs.uci.edu)

    DOI:10.1142/s1793545822500171

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