Invited article: Helical/spiral CT scanning. A pediatric radiology perspective

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-14

  White, K S ^a  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; NECK; PARANASAL SINUS; PEDIATRICS; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEDATION; TEMPORAL BONE; THORAX;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEAD; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; MALE; NECK; PELVIS; PREMEDICATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030068466     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01403695     Document Type: Article

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