Accurate MTF measurement in digital radiography using noise response - Kuhls-Gilcrist, Andrew; Jain, Amit; Bednarek, Daniel R.; Hoffmann, Kenneth R.; Rudin, Stephen (Medical physics (Lancaster), 2010)
Keywords: ACCURACY; Algorithms; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; diagnostic radiography; digital radiography; edge; Equipment Failure Analysis - methods; Image detection systems; IMAGE INTENSIFIERS; IMAGE PROCESSING; image quality; Image sensors; INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION; linear systems analysis; Medical image noise; medical image processing; Medical imaging; Medical X‐ray imaging; MODULATION; Modulation and optical transfer functions; modulation transfer function (MTF); Modulation transfer functions; NOISE; noise power spectrum (NPS); optical transfer function; Phantoms, Imaging; Phosphors; Quantum noise; Radiation Imaging Physics; Radiographic Image Enhancement - instrumentation; Radiographic Image Enhancement - methods; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RECOMMENDATIONS; Reproducibility of Results; resolution; Sensitivity and Specificity; SIMULATION; SPECTRA; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; X RADIATION; X-RAY DETECTION; X‐ and γ‐ray sources, mirrors, gratings, and detectors; X‐ray detectors; X‐ray imaging; digital radiography; image quality; modulation transfer function (MTF); edge; noise power spectrum (NPS); noise; linear systems analysis; resolution