A comparison of methods for enhancing the detection of areas of decreased attenuation on CT caused by airways disease

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 385-389

  Fotheringham, Timothy ^a   Chabat, François ^a   Hansell, David M ^a   Wells, Athol U ^a   Desai, Sujal R ^a   Gückel, Claudius ^a   Padley, Simon P G ^a   Gibson, Matthew ^a   Yang, Guang Zhong ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Constrictive obliterative bronchiolitis; Image processing; Lungs, diseases

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY DISEASES;

BRONCHIOLITIS; COMPARISON OF METHODS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTRICTIVE OBLITERATIVE BRONCHIOLITI; HIGH RESOLUTION CT; IMAGE FORMAT; IMAGES PROCESSING; INTENSITY PROJECTION IMAGES; PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST; THIN-SECTION CT IMAGE;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0032930248     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199905000-00012     Document Type: Article

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