Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 23-41 , March 2008

Image Postprocessing in Digital Radiology—A Primer for Technologists

  • Euclid Seeram, RTR, BSc, MSc, FCAMRT

      Affiliations

    • British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, British Columbia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. British Columbia Institute of Technology, Medical Imaging, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5G 3H2, Tel.: 604-432-8231, fax: 604-430-5443.
  • ,
  • David Seeram

      Affiliations

    • Photography BB.com, Vancouver, British Columbia

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PII: S1939-8654(08)00005-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2008.01.004

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 23-41 , March 2008