Effects of geometric and screen-film unsharpness in conventional and 350-kVp chest radiography. 1980

A G Haus, and J Meyer, and L B North

Clinical comparison of 350- and conventional 120-kVp techniques indicates that small linear structures, such as small pulmonary blood vessels, are shown better at 120 kVp, due in part to two factors affecting image unsharpness: geometric and screen-film unsharpness. The combined effects of geometric (Ug) and screen-film unsharpness were evaluated for both kVp levels. The total-system modulation transfer function (MTFUg X MTFscreen-film) demonstrates differences in unsharpness under two conditions: (a) when the same screen-film system is used with different magnifications (i.e., extreme planes in the chest) and (b) when different screen-film systems are used for magnification of the midplane of the chest.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013902 Radiography, Thoracic X-ray visualization of the chest and organs of the thoracic cavity. It is not restricted to visualization of the lungs. Thoracic Radiography,Radiographies, Thoracic,Thoracic Radiographies

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