An optimisation strategy in a digital environment applied to neonatal chest imaging

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 278-285

  Hansson, Jonny ^a   Båth, Magnus ^a   Håkansson, Markus ^a,b   Grundin, Håkan ^b   Bjurklint, Elisabeth ^a   Orvestad, Pia ^c   Kjellström, Annette ^c   Boström, Håkan ^c   Jönsson, Mats ^c   Jonsson, Kenneth ^c   Månsson, Lars Gunnar ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RABBITS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 21244461173     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch528     Document Type: Article

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