Dynamic range control processing of digital chest images - A clinical evaluation

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-115

  Ikezoe, J ^a   Takeuchi, N ^a   Kido, S ^a   Kondoh, H ^a   Johkoh, T ^a   Kohno, N ^a   Arisawa, J ^a   Kozuka, T ^a   Tanaka, H ^b   Nakajima, N ^b   Kato, H ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b FUJIFILM CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparative studies; Digital; Lung, mediastinum; Radiography; Storage phosphor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0029688195     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859609174369     Document Type: Article

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