Contrast sensitivity of digital imaging display systems: Contrast threshold dependency on object type and implications for monitor quality assurance and quality control in PACS

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3682-3692

  Wang, Jihong ^a   Xu, Jun ^b   Baladandayuthapani, Veera ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity dependency on object type; Digital image display systems; Human perception; Monitor QC; PACS

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; CIRCULAR OBJECTS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTRAST THRESHOLD; CONTRAST-DETAIL CURVE; DIGITAL IMAGE; HUMAN PERCEPTION; LUMINANCE LEVELS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISPLAY SYSTEM; IMAGE DISPLAY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LUNG NODULE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 68149168063     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3173816     Document Type: Article

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