Nodule detection in digital chest radiography: Effect of system noise

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 97-101

  Håkansson, Markus ^a   Båth, Magnus ^a   Börjesson, Sara ^a   Kheddache, Susanne ^a   Allansdotter Johnsson, Åse ^a   Månsson, Lars Gunnar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG HILUS; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDIASTINUM; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; ROC CURVE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOFTWARE; X-RAYS;

EID: 21244465968     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch525     Document Type: Article

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