Optimal kVp selection for dual-energy imaging of the chest: Evaluation by task-specific observer preference tests

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3916-3925

  Williams, D B ^a   Siewerdsen, J H ^a   Tward, D J ^a   Paul, N S ^a   Dhanantwari, A C ^a   Shkumat, N A ^a   Richard, S ^a   Yorkston, J ^b   Van Metter, R ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CARESTREAM HEALTH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest imaging; Dual energy imaging; Flat panel detector; Imaging performance; Imaging task; Lung cancer; Observer study; Preference tests; Technique optimization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TESTING; TISSUE; VISUALIZATION;

CHEST IMAGING; DUAL-ENERGY IMAGING; FLAT PANEL DETECTORS; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; IMAGING TASK; LUNG CANCER; OBSERVER STUDIES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOLOGIST; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOFT TISSUE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORAX; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

EID: 34748819331     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2776239     Document Type: Article

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