title: [Present state and future of flat panel detector in Japan].
abstract: In our country, the introduction of flat panel detector is carried out in the diagnosis region since before several years. In flat panel detector with the high image characteristic, large expectation is being placed. In this paper, image characteristic of flat panel detector and effectiveness of clinical application were reviewed. It is anticipated that flat panel detector with the excellent image characteristic gives large effect in the radiological diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University. zenji@shs.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higashida
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens