Paediatric interventional cardiology: Flat detector versus image intensifier using a test object

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 7287-7297

  Vano, E ^a   Ubeda, C ^b   Martinez, L C ^c   Leyton, F ^d   Miranda, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e HOSPITAL LUIS CALVO MACKENNA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR KERMA; BIPLANE ANGIOGRAPHIES; FIGURES OF MERITS; FLAT DETECTORS; HIGH CONTRAST; IMAGE INTENSIFIERS; IMAGE QUALITY PARAMETERS; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY; LOW CONTRAST; NOISE RATIO; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEST OBJECT; X-RAY SYSTEM;

CARDIOLOGY; DETECTORS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; IMAGE INTENSIFIERS (ELECTRON TUBE); IMAGE INTENSIFIERS (SOLID STATE); IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGE STORAGE TUBES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PEDIATRICS; RATING; SECURITY OF DATA; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VEHICULAR TUNNELS; X RAY APPARATUS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

AIR; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY;

AIR; ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 78650040512     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/23/007     Document Type: Article

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