A Phantom study of nodule size evaluation with chest tomosynthesis and computed tomography

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 140-143

  Johnsson, Å A ^a,b   Svalkvist, A ^a,b   Vikgren, J ^a,b   Boijsen, M ^a,b   Flinck, A ^a,b   Kheddache, S ^a,b   Bath M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953336899     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq003     Document Type: Article

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