High-resolution digital imaging with storage phosphors
| Autor: | David Gur, Carl R. Fuhrman, Ralph Schaetzing |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Lung Diseases Quality Control business.industry ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION Digital imaging High resolution Image processing Radiographic Image Enhancement Digital radiology Storage phosphor Image Processing Computer-Assisted Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiography Thoracic X-Ray Intensifying Screens business Nuclear medicine Image resolution Technology Radiologic Computer hardware |
| Zdroj: | Journal of thoracic imaging. 5(1) |
| ISSN: | 0883-5993 |
| Popis: | This article describes the current status and potential applications of high-resolution storage phosphor for imaging of the chest. Digital imaging that uses storage phosphor technology is easily adaptable to existing x-ray--generating equipment and can also be used with mobile equipment. The wide latitude of the storage phosphor technique permits satisfactory imaging in situations in which exposure factors cannot be accurately estimated or easily controlled. Early experience with an experimental Kodak high-resolution (4K x 4K) storage phosphor system suggests that standard and portal chest images of excellent quality can be obtained. Many issues must be resolved, however, before digital radiology with a storage phosphor can be advocated as being preferable to conventional film-screen systems. These issues, which include display modalities (film or television monitor), resolution requirements, and the effects of image processing, can only be resolved by further large-scale accuracy studies. The change to a digital imaging system will involve major expenditures for equipment and computers. Cost will be related largely to the level of spatial resolution required for primary radiographic diagnosis. |
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