The use of reference image criteria in X-ray diagnostics: An application for the optimisation of lumbar spine radiographs

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1561-1567

  Almén, Anja ^a,b   Tingberg, A ^a   Besjakov, J ^a   Mattsson, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Diagnostic radiology; Image quality; X ray image

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANATOMY; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; X RAY;

HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 4544338310     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-004-2320-6     Document Type: Article

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