Luminance and contrast performance of liquid crystal displays for mammographic applications

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 429-436

  Samei, Ehsan ^a   Wright, Steven L ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient lighting; Cathode ray tube (CRT); DICOM; Display quality; Image quality; Liquid crystal display (LCD); Luminance; Medical imaging; PACS; TG18

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY; LUMINANCE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 6344272640     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460400300503     Document Type: Article

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