Assessing the validity of modulation transfer function evaluation techniques with application to small area and scanned digital detectors

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Price, B D ^a   Esbrand, C J ^a   Olivo, A ^a   Gibson, A P ^a   Hebden, J C ^a   Speller, R D ^a   Royle, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION EVALUATION; MODULATION; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ACQUISITION MODES; DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; EVALUATION TECHNIQUES; INTELLIGENT IMAGING; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION (MTF); REGIONS OF INTEREST; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; X RAY FILM;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 57049169683     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3020696     Document Type: Article

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