Multi-detector computed tomography and 3-dimensional imaging in a multi-vendor picture: Archiving and communications systems (PACS) environment

Academic Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 649-660

  Van Ooijen, P M A ^a   Bongaerts, A H H ^a   Witkamp, R ^b   Wijker, A ^a   Tukker, W ^a   Oudkerk, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Delft Diagnostic Imaging   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3 dimensional post processing; Multi detector computed tomography (MDCT); Picture archiving and communications systems (PACS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2542481802     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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