title: A laser-based multiformat camera for medical imaging.
abstract: The spatial resolution and contrast resolution required of a multiformat camera (MFC) for medical imaging are discussed. A typical cathode-ray tube (CRT) MFC and a prototype laser MFC are compared based on the following measured quantities: line spread function and associated contrast transfer function, noise characteristics, intensity transfer function (dynamic range), large-area contrast, and film irradiance. The laser MFC is found to provide significantly better performance than the CRT MFC in all of these areas.
mesh_terms: D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis