Dose and perceived image quality in chest radiography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-217

  Veldkamp, Wouter J H ^a   Kroft, Lucia J M ^a   Geleijns, Jacob ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Dose; Image quality

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; CHEST IMAGE; CHEST RADIOGRAPHS; CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; COLLECTIVE DOSE; DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY; DIGITAL DETECTOR; DOMINATING FACTORS; DOSE LEVELS; DOSE REDUCTION; DUAL ENERGY; LUNG FIELDS; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; PATIENT DOSE; POST PROCESSING; RADIATION DOSE; RIB SUPPRESSION; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL SUBTRACTION; TOMOSYNTHESIS;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE QUALITY; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOLOGY;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRICITY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG; LUNG LESION; MEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; RIB; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BODY BURDEN; EUROPE; HUMANS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 72149088235     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.05.039     Document Type: Review

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