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Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) The Deviation Index: Acceptable Parameters for ExposureĬhapter 13 ARCHIVING PATIENT IMAGES AND INFORMATION The Generic Steps of Digital Image ProcessingĬhapter 6 RESCALING (PROCESSING) THE DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHĬhapter 7 DEFAULT POSTPROCESSING I: GRADATION PROCESSINGĬhapter 8 DEFAULT POSTPROCESSING II: DETAIL PROCESSINGĬhapter 9 MANIPULATING THE DIGITAL IMAGE: OPERATOR ADJUSTMENTSĬhapter 10 MONITORING AND CONTROLLING EXPOSURE Minimizing Patient Exposure with the 15 Percent RuleĬhapter 5 PREPROCESSING AND HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS Sensitivity of Digital Units to Subject Contrast Qualities of the Latent Image Captured at the Image ReceptorĬhapter 4 RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE FOR DIGITAL IMAGING Qualities of the Final Displayed Digital Image

Variables Affecting the Quality of the Final Displayed Radiographic ImageĬhapter 3 QUALITIES OF THE DIGITAL RADIOGRAPH Role of Radiographic Technique in the Digital Age Why mAs and SID Do Not Control Subject Contrast in the Latent Image Summary of Variables Creating Subject Contrast Chapter 1 NATURE OF THE DIGITAL RADIOGRAPH

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