Related Reading

AMORPHOUS SILICON PANEL FABRICATION

Bruno, G., ed. 1995. Plasma Deposition of Amorphous Silicon Based Materials. Academic Press.

Sakai, H., and Y. Ichikawa. 1996. Amorphous Silicon Pin Diodes: Their Fabrication and Applications to Thin Film Devices. World Scientific Publication Co.

Street, R.A. 1999. Technology and Application of Amorphous Silicon. Springer Verlag.

U.S. Patent issued to GE, US5435608: Radiation imager with common passivation dielectric for gate electrode and photosensor (July 1995).

U.S. Patent issued to GE, US5648296: Post fabrication repair method for thin film imager devices (July 1997).

U.S. Patent issued to GE, US5838054: Contact Pads for Radiation Imagers (November 1998).

Wagner, S., ed. 1998. Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Technology—1997 Symposium. Materials Research Society.

MEDICAL IMAGING

Bankman, I. 2000. Handbook of Medical Imaging: Processing & Analysis. Academic Press.

Chakraborty, D.P. 1999. “The Effect of the Antiscatter Grid on Full-Field Digital Mammography Phantom Images.” Journal of Digital Imaging 12(1):12–22.

Kallergi, M. 1998. “Digital Mammography: From Theory to Practice.” Journal of the Moffit Cancer Center. Volume 5.

Muller, S. 1999. “Full-Field Digital Mammography Designed as a Complete System.” European Journal of Radiology 31(1):25–34.

Niklason, L.T. et al. 1997. “Digital Tomosynthesis in Breast Imaging.” Radiology 205:399–406.

Obenauer, S. et al. 2000. “Full-Field Digital Mammography: A Phantom Study for the Detectability of Simulated Microcalcifications.” Fortschr Rontgenstr (RoFo) 172:646–650.

Obenauer, S. et al. 2000. “Full-Field Digital Mammography: First Clinical Experiences.” Fortschr Rontgenstr (RoFo) 172:311–312.

Sikov, W. et al. 1998. “New Directions in Diagnosing and Monitoring Breast Cancer.” San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Tempany, C. et al. 2001. “Advances in Biomedical Imaging.” Journal of American Medical Association >285:5.

MEDICAL IMAGING APPLICATIONS

Beam, Layde, and Sullivan. 1996. “Effects on Diagnostic Accuracy of Double Reading of Mammograms.” Academic Radiology 3(11):891–897.

———. 1996. “Wide Variation in Interpretation of Mammograms.” Archives of Internal Medicine 156: 209–213.

Freer, T.W., and M.J. Ulissey. 2001. “Screening Mammography with Computer Aided Detection: Prospective Study of 12,860 Patients in a Community Breast Center.” Radiology 220:781–786.

Freiherr, G. 1999. “Digital Imaging Heralds Waning of Film Era.” Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry.

GE News Release. 2000. “New Breakthrough Digital Mammography Imaging Technology Previewed on Capital Hill.” April.

Healthwatch. 2001 “Conventional Mammography.” October. Available at: <http://healthwatch.medscape.com/cx/viewarticle/108006_print>.

Institute of Medicine. 1997. Review of DOD Program for Breast Cancer Research, Institute of Medicine>. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Lichtman, S.M. 1995. “Computerized Inspection of Mammograms.” August. Available at: <http://www.llnl.gov/eng/ee/erd/siprg/maminspection.html>.

Medical Imaging Technology Roadmap Committee. 2000. Future Needs for Medical Imaging in Health Care>. Industry Canada.

National Institutes of Health (NIH). 1997. “Breast Cancer Screening for Women Ages 40–49.” NIH Consensus Statement 15(1):1–35.

Newman, L. 2000. Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast Cancer. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine and Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

Nightingale, S. 1998. “New Mammography Screening Aid Approved.” Journal of American Medical Association 280:5.

Sinclair, A. 1998. Medical Imaging. Consortium for Medical Imaging and Technology.

Voelker, R. 2000. “Better Digital Mammograms.” Journal of American Medical Association 284(12).

TELEMEDICINE

American Medical Informatics Association. 1997. National Library of Medicine Teleradiology Project, Spring Congress abstract.

Batchelor, Jonathan. 2001. “Rural Telemedicine Network Digitizes Film on the Cheap.” February 1. Available at: <http://AuntMinnie.com>.

Drew, Philip. 2001. “PACS Users Still Waiting for Internet Revolution.” December 20. Available at: <http://AuntMinnie.com>.

John Mitchell & Associates. 2000. “The Cost Effectiveness of Teleradiology at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia.” Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 6(1).

Ridley, Erik. 2000. “Cable Modems Prove Viable for Teleradiology.” June 6. Available at: <http://AuntMinnie.com>.

Ridley, Erik. 2000. “Finnish Study Finds that Teleradiology Improves Diagnosis, Treatment.” December 1. Available at: <http://AuntMinnie.com>.

NONMEDICAL IMAGING

Brant, F. 2000. “Use of X-ray Inspection Techniques to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs.” NDT.net >5:5.

Cartz, L. 1995 (September). Nondestructive Testing: Radiography, Ultrasonics, Liquid Penetrant, Magnetic Particle and Eddy Current. ASM International.

Choosing, S., ed. 1999. Applications, Costs and Benefits of Nondestructive Testing. August. American Society for Nondestructive Testing.

Ciureanu, P., ed. 1992. Thin Film Resistive Sensors. Institute of Physics Publications.

Hellier, C. 2001. Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluations. McGraw Hill Professional Publishing.

International Society for Optical Engineering. 2000. “Amorphous Silicon Arrays Find Use in NDE Enhanced X-ray Imaging.”

Maxtech International. February 1999. U.S. Market for Nondestructive Testing Equipment.

RGB-177N. 1999. Non-Destructive Testing: Expanding Market. Norwalk, CT: Business Communications Company.

Valley, M. 1993. Nondestructive Inspection of Aging Aircraft. Society of Photooptical Instrumentation Engineers.

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