Evaluation of dual-energy subtraction of digital mammography images under conditions found in a commercial unit

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2307-2320

  Brandan, M E ^a   Ramirez R V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DRUG DOSAGE; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOLOGY;

BREAST THICKNESS; CONTRAST-TO-NOISE RATIO (CNR); EFFECTIVE ENERGY; TISSUE COMPOSITION;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

MOLYBDENUM; RHENIUM;

ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; CALCULATION; DIGITAL IMAGING; ENERGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAMMARY GLAND; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPECTRUM; STANDARD; THICKNESS;

EID: 33645959449     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/9/014     Document Type: Article

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