TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Otte, Andreas
T1  - Streustrahlung in der Ultraschall-Computertomographie zur Verifizierung der Echtheit von Perlen
JF  - Archiv für Kriminologie
N2  - This paper describes a new analysis method developed to distinguish real from fake
pearls using non-ionizing, non-destructive ultrasound computed tomography (USCT): In the USCT Shepp-Logan-filtered time-of-flight image, a fake pearl shows irregular, asymmetric
scattering of ultrasound, whereas the pattern in a natural pearl is regular and symmetric.
We strongly assume that pattern recognition of the scattering of ultrasound cannot only
play an important role in verifying pearls, but also in testing other materials and tissues in
(bio-)medical engineering. Furthermore, and most importantly, this new approach could
be helpful for a variety of clinical diagnoses using high-resolution 3D-USCT, such as the
detection of X-ray-negative micro-calcifications in early breast cancer. Moreover looking
at scattering patterns in dedicated positron emission tomography systems may promote
new developments in nuclear medicine diagnostics.
KW  - Ultraschall-Computertomographie
KW  - Streustrahlen
KW  - Perlen
Y1  - 2017
SN  - 0003-9225
SS  - 0003-9225
VL  - 240
IS  - 1+2
SP  - 36
EP  - 40
ER  -