Hounsfield unit? See definition.
Posted By: Txczech on 2006-04-16
In Reply to: s/l hoss-feel unit - sm - mac
Subject: Hounsfield unit? See definition.
Hounsfield unit
a normalized index of x-ray attenuation based on a scale of -1000 (air) to +1000 (bone), with water being 0; used in CT imaging.
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