Storage phosphor direct magnification mammography in comparison with conventional screen-film mammography - A phantom study

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue MAY, 1998, Pages 528-534

  Funke, M ^a   Breiter, N ^a   Hermann, K P ^a   Oestmann, J W ^a   Grabbe, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNIFICATION RADIOGRAPHY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHANTOM; X RAY FILM; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 0031776302     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.845.9691898     Document Type: Article

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