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CD/DVD technology.

Gregory L Katzman
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For storage of large amounts of data, there are many options to consider, including both CD and DVD methods. Given that these are now becoming very cheap alternatives, and that we work in a specialty which generates large volumes of digital data, it is now obvious why CD and DVD burning is of interest to radiologists. These technologies can most assuredly be of great benefit to both our professional and personal lives.

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CD-ROMComputer Storage DevicesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInformation Storage and RetrievalRadiographic Image EnhancementTechnology, RadiologicVideodisc RecordingJournal Article

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Gregory L Katzman. 2003. CD/DVD technology.. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.sult.2003.09.011

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