Comparison of digital direct readout radiography with conventional film-screen radiography for the recognition of pneumoconiosis in dust-exposed Chinese workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 320-326

  Mao, Ling ^a,b   Laney, A Scott ^b   Wang, Mei Lin ^b   Sun, Xiwen ^a   Zhou, Shaowei ^a   Shi, Jin ^a   Shi, Haiyan ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Digital radiography; Physician; Pneumoconiosis; Radiography; Small opacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 82555186858     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.10-0076-OA     Document Type: Article

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