Optimizing parameters for flat-panel detector digital tomosynthesis

Radiographics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 549-562

  Machida, Haruhiko ^a   Yuhara, Toshiyuki ^a   Mori, Takako ^a   Ueno, Eiko ^a   Moribe, Yoshio ^b   Sabol, John M ^b  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 77950164162     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.302095097     Document Type: Article

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