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01-12-2008 | Review

Soft-copy display and reading: what the radiologist should know in the digital era

Author: Erich Sorantin

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 12/2008

Abstract

The basic scheme of modern medical imaging consists of the following steps: (1) data acquisition, (2) data (image) processing, (3) further data processing by the computer graphic system, (4) image display, and finally (5) visual perception and interpretation. Medical monitors represent a forgotten part of the whole chain. The purpose of this review is to present the key facts about the display technologies used today, as well as their characterization and quality assurance.

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Title: Soft-copy display and reading: what the radiologist should know in the digital era
Author: Erich Sorantin
Publication date: 01-12-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 12/2008
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0898-6

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