The effect of background structure on the detection of low contrast objects in mammography

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue NOV., 1998, Pages 1162-1167

  Kotre, C J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL DETECTION; VISION;

EID: 0031758210     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.851.10434911     Document Type: Article

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