Evaluation of grey-scale standard display function as a calibration tool for diagnostic liquid crystal display monitors using psychophysical analysis

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-324

  Asai, Yoshiyuki ^a   Shintani, Y ^a   Yamaguchi, M ^b   Uemura, M ^a   Matsumoto, M ^c   Kanamori, H ^d  

^a KINDAI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA PREFECTURAL MEDICAL CENTER FOR RESPIRATORY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grey scale standard display function; Liquid crystal display monitor; Observation environment; Psychophysical analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICINE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE (DICOM); GREY-SCALE STANDARD DISPLAY FUNCTION (GSDF); PSYCHOPHYSICAL GRADIENTS;

RADIOGRAPHY;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISPLAY SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LUMINANCE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STANDARD; STEADY STATE; TELECOMMUNICATION; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER TERMINALS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 22544465827     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02345807     Document Type: Article

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