Fluoroscopic image quality in the film and filmless eras: A standardized comparison performed in coronary interventional facilities

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 383-390

  Laskey, Warren ^a   Wondrow, Merrill ^b   Chambers, Charles ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Clarte Imaging Solutions Inc   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging; Radiography; X ray

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FILM; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIATION DOSE;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORONARY CARE UNITS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0037371634     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10457     Document Type: Article

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