A new method of measuring the amount of soft tissue in pulmonary ground-glass opacity nodules: A phantom study

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-225

  Kyung, Won Lee ^a   Im, Jung Gi ^b   Tae, Jung Kim ^a   Chang, Min Dae ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), volumetry; Lung nodule

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMALS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SWINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46849116449     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.3.219     Document Type: Article

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