Phase contrast enhancement of x-ray mammography: A design study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2853-2866

  Kotre, C J ^a   Birch, I P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

EID: 0032706848     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/11/312     Document Type: Article

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