Preliminary validation of a new methodology for estimating dose reduction protocols in neonatal chest computed radiographs

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6142 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Don, Steven ^a   Whiting, Bruce R ^a   Hildebolt, Charles F ^a   Sehnert, W James ^b   Ellinwood, Jacquelyn S ^b   Töpfer, Karin ^b   Masoumzadeh, Parinaz ^a   Kraus, Richard A ^a   Kronemer, Keith A ^a   Herman, Thomas ^a   McAlister, William H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Computed radiography; Neonate; Noise simulation; X ray dose reduction

Indexed keywords

CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; NOISE SIMULATION; REGIONS OF INTEREST (ROI); X-RAY DOSE REDUCTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IONIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PEDIATRICS;

RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745427071     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.654486     Document Type: Conference Paper

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