Vision 20/20: Increased image resolution versus reduced radiation exposure

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2502-2512

  Ritman, Erik L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Screening; X ray attenuation; X ray refractive index

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCREENING; TISSUE;

CANCER DEVELOPMENT; CONTRAST RESOLUTION; HIGH-THROUGHPUT IMAGING; INCREASING SENSITIVITIES; INTERFERENCE PATTERNS; MEDICAL X-RAY IMAGING; X-RAY ATTENUATION; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CANCER GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE INJURY; X RAY;

EID: 44349152413     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2919112     Document Type: Review

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