Factors influencing image quality in digital radiographic systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4320, Issue , 2001, Pages 244-256

  Van Metter, R ^a   Yorkston, J ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detective quantum efficiency; Digital radiography; DQE; Noise aliasing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT;

CLINICAL IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0034865193     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.430923     Document Type: Conference Paper

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