Digital tomosynthesis of the chest

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-92

  Dobbins, James T ^a,b   McAdams, H Page ^a   Godfrey, Devon J ^c   Li, Christina M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Digital tomosynthesis; Pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ALGORITHM; DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUNG NODULE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINE; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY TUBE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 54049126162     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e318173e162     Document Type: Review

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