Improved visualization of tubes and lines in portable intensive care unit radiographs: A study comparing a new approach to the standard approach

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 346-352

  Foos, David H ^a   Yankelevitz, David F ^b   Wang, Xiaohui ^a   Berlin, David ^c   Zappetti, Dana ^c   Cham, Matthew ^b   Sanders, Abraham ^c   Parker, Katherine Novak ^c   Henschke, Claudia I ^b  

^a CARESTREAM HEALTH INC   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest x ray; Computed radiography; CR; ICU; Image processing; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

CHEST RADIOGRAPHS; CHEST X-RAY; COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; ICU; IMPROVED VISUALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; READER GROUPS; VISUALIZATION METHOD; WINDOW AND LEVEL;

IMAGE PROCESSING; RADIOLOGY; VISUALIZATION; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHEST TUBES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051990239     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: 18734499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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