Reduction of Patient Exposure in Pediatric Radiology

Academic Radiology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 547-557

  Roehrig, Hans ^a   Krupinski, Elizabeth A ^a   Hulett, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Dose reduction; Observer performance; Pediatric imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; INFANT, NEWBORN; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0031202739     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(97)80203-6     Document Type: Article

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