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Image Quality in Diagnostic Radiology

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This chapter provides a theoretical background about image quality in diagnostic radiology. Digital image representation and also image quality evaluation methods are here discussed. An overview of methods for quality evaluation of diagnostic imaging procedures is provided. Digital image representation and primary physical image quality parameters are also discussed, including objective image quality measurements and observer performance methods.

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  1. Departamento das Ciências e Tecnologias das Radiações e Biossinais da Saúde, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTeSL) - Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    Luís Lança

  2. Departamento de Electrónica, Telecomunicações e Informática, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal

    Augusto Silva

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Lança, L., Silva, A. (2013). Image Quality in Diagnostic Radiology. In: Digital Imaging Systems for Plain Radiography. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5067-2_6

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