Development of standard digital images for pneumoconiosis

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1403-1408

  Lee, Won Jeong ^a   Choi, Byung Soon ^a   Kim, Sung Jin ^b   Park, Choong Ki ^c   Park, Jai Soung ^d   Tae, Seok ^e   Hering, Kurt Georg ^f  

^a Occupational Lung Diseases Institute   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk Health and Science University   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^e Department of Radiology   (South Korea)

^f Department of Radiology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Analog radiography; Digital radiography; ILO classification; Pneumoconiosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DUST; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DUST; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 84863011368     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.11.1403     Document Type: Article

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