Optimization of a CR system comprising line-scanning and needle image plate technology with respect to examinations of extremities

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6510, Issue PART 1, 2007, Pages

  Herrmann, Clemens ^a   Frankenberger, Joerg ^a   Reiser, Georg ^a   Lamotte, Johan ^b  

^a Agfa Deutschland   (Germany)

^b AGFA GEVAERT N V   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Image quality; Line scanning; Needle image plate; Scanhead

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SOURCES; MEDICAL IMAGING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; LINE SCANNING; NEEDLE IMAGE PLATE; SCANHEAD;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 35148885822     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.708368     Document Type: Conference Paper

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