Advances in computed radiography systems and their physical imaging characteristics

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1132-1141

  Cowen, A R ^a   Davies, A G ^a   Kengyelics, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 35648929997     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.07.009     Document Type: Review

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