Optimizing image quality and dose for digital radiography of distal pediatric extremities using the contrast-to-noise ratio

RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 643-649

  Hess, R ^a   Neitzel, U ^b  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

contrast to noise ratio (CNR); digital radiography; extremities; image quality; mean absorbed dose (MAD); patient dose

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTRAST NOISE RATIO; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SIMULATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84862886371     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: 14389010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312727     Document Type: Article

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