Digital radiography with large-area flat-panel detectors

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2562-2570

  Kotter, E ^a   Langer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Digital radiography; Screen film radiography; Storage phosphor radiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DIFFUSION; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FILM; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; SCINTILLATION; X RAY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; REVIEW; X RAY FILM;

HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 0036781512     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1350-1     Document Type: Article

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