Performance of the K-edge digital subtraction angiography imaging system at the European synchrotron radiation facility

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 44-49

  Peterzol, Angela ^a,b   Bravin, A ^c   Coan, P ^d   Elleaume, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e Equipe RSRM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FRANCE; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERFORMANCE; POWER SPECTRUM; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HUMANS; IODINE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 33645213493     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci710     Document Type: Article

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