Flat panel detectors - Closing the (digital) gap in chest and skeletal radiology

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-131

  Reiff, Kurt J ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Applications; Diagnostic accuracy; Digital imaging

Indexed keywords

FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; USER INTERFACES;

FLAT PANE DETECTORS; SKELETAL RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETON RADIOGRAPHY; TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; BONE AND BONES; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0033180541     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(99)00083-2     Document Type: Article

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