Why and how is soft copy reading possible in clinical practice?

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-11

  Mertelmeier, Thomas ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBES; COMPUTER MONITORS; FLICKERING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIOLOGY;

HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEMS (HVS); SOFT COPY DISPLAYS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; VISION; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ARTIFACTS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DATA DISPLAY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; VISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032589024     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03168621     Document Type: Article

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