The impact of computer display performance on the quality of digital radiographs: A review

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-23

  Butt, Alison ^a,b   Mahoney, M ^a,c   Savage, N W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Quality assurance and digital radiology; Quality assurance and medical displays

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIQUID CRYSTAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIQUID CRYSTALS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL;

EID: 84864005426     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2011.01660.x     Document Type: Review

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