Quantitative evaluation of dual-energy digital mammography for calcification imaging

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2563-2576

  Kappadath, S Cheenu ^a   Shaw, Chris C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TISSUE;

DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; GLANDULAR TISSUES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALUMINUM;

ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ENERGY; SIMULATION; THICKNESS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

EID: 3242791053     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/12/007     Document Type: Article

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