Physical evaluation of prototype high-performance anti-scatter grids: Potential for improved digital radiographic image quality

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Fetterly, Kenneth A ^a   Schueler, Beth A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; IMAGE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS; GRID PERFORMANCES; IMPROVEMENT FACTORS; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENTS; PHANTOM THICKNESSES; QUANTUM SIGNALS; SCATTER TRANSMISSIONS; SNR IMPROVEMENT FACTORS;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

LEAD;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FIBER; IMAGE QUALITY; NOISE; PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THICKNESS; X RAY;

BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SCATTERING, RADIATION; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 58149215945     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/2/N02     Document Type: Article

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