Characterization of a digital x-ray detector for region of interest tuberculosis screening

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 8668, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mann, Ryan ^a   Cunningham, Ian A ^b   Karim, Karim S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR; DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; NOISE POWER SPECTRUM; PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; REGION-OF-INTEREST IMAGING; X RAY IMAGING SYSTEM;

COSTS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL IMAGING; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84878327377     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2005949     Document Type: Conference Paper

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