A comparison of the physical imaging properties of Fuji ST-V, ST-VA, and ST-VN computed radiography image plates

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2163-2169

  Kengyelics, S M ^a   Davies, A G ^a   Cowen, A R ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Detective quantum efficiency; Digital radiography; Modulation transfer function; Wiener spectrum

Indexed keywords

MODULATION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; RADIOGRAPHY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; BEAM FILTRATION; COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE PLATES; PHYSICAL IMAGING; WIENER SPECTRUMS;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; SAMPLING; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0031770493     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598412     Document Type: Article

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