Imaging characteristics of different mammographic screens

Medical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 449-457

  Kuhn, H ^a   Knupfer, W ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY FILM;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 0026652745     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.596833     Document Type: Article

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