Glossary Term

Dynamic Range

Performance MetricsEN

Definition

The largest difference between, or ratio of, an instrument's or method's highest and lowest value in a set, such as pixel (voxel) values in an image.

Extended Notes

Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C94889. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-20. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.

Also Known As

Dynamic Range
Dynamic Range — IVD Glossary