Physical imaging performance of a compact computed radiography acquisition device

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 354-360

  Kengyelics, S M ^a   Launders, J H ^a   Cowen, A R ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Detective quantum efficiency; Modulation transfer function; Noise equivalent quanta; Wiener spectrum

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LUMINESCENCE; MODULATION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; QUANTUM NOISE; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ACQUISITION DEVICE; COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM; DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; NOISE COMPONENTS; NOISE EQUIVALENT QUANTA; WIENER SPECTRUMS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUMINESCENCE; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION RESPONSE; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0031942883     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598212     Document Type: Article

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