European Journal of Radiology
Volume 72, Issue 2 , Pages 238-243 , November 2009

Temporal subtraction chest radiography

Received 7 May 2009 ,Accepted 7 May 2009.

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 Disclosure statement: Drs. MacMahon and Armato receive royalties and licensing fees through the University of Chicago (UC Tech) related to computer-aided diagnosis, including temporal subtraction. Dr. MacMahon also has minor equity in Hologic Inc., and is a consultant for Riverain Medical.

PII: S0720-048X(09)00355-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.05.059

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 72, Issue 2 , Pages 238-243 , November 2009