Full field digital mammography scanner

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-17

  Tesic, M M ^a   Fisher Piccaro, M ^a   Munier, B ^b  

^a Fischer Medical Technologies   (United States)

^b Thomson Tubes Electroniques   (France)

Author keywords

Digital; Digital detectors; Digital radiography; Mammography

Indexed keywords

CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PHOSPHORS; SCANNING; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

CESIUM IODIDE; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; FIBER OPTIC PLATE; X RAY TUBE;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0344931791     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(99)00064-9     Document Type: Article

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