A conceptual optimisation strategy for radiography in a digital environment

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 230-235

  Båth, Magnus ^a   Håkansson, Markus ^a   Hansson, Jonny ^a   Månsson, Lars Gunnar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COMPUTERS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ROC CURVE; SOFTWARE; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 21244494840     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch567     Document Type: Article

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