Flat-panel detectors in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: Revolution or evolution - What are the issues?

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 324-330

  Holmes Jr , David R ^a   Laskey, Warren K ^b   Wondrow, Merrill A ^a   Cusma, Jack T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac imaging; Fluoroscopy; X ray angiography; X ray detectors

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY;

FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 8544226224     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20166     Document Type: Review

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