Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 45-59 , February 2006

Irreversible compression in digital radiology. A literature review

  • Euclid Seeram

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging, British Columbia Institute of Technology, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5G 3H2
    • INSITE Consultancy Inc, 14564 18A Avenue White Rock, British Columbia, Canada V4A 8A4
    • Corresponding Author InformationMedical Imaging, British Columbia Institute of Technology, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5G 3H2.

Received 4 February 2005 ,Accepted 8 April 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.04.002

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