CT常用词汇表.docVIP

GLOSSARY This glossary contains descriptions of commonly-used technical terms in CT as an aid to understanding the Guidelines. The bold-faced typed words in the explanatory text indicates that they occur elsewhere in the glossary. artefact (structured noise): The appearance in the CT image of details not present in the scanned object. The main components of structured noise are due to a form of partial volume effect and to beam hardening. Both effects usually result in streaking artefacts, which are observed in regions of high contrast when there is a sharp discontinuity in object density, suc