Assessment of monitor conditions for the display of radiological diagnostic images and ambient lighting

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 918, 2004, Pages 465-471

  Wade, C ^a   Brennan, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GEOMETRY; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE QUALITY; IRELAND; LUMINANCE; MONITOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

COMPUTER TERMINALS; DATA DISPLAY; LIGHTING; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 3042591064     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/18928981     Document Type: Article

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