Simulated dose reduction in conventional chest CT: Validation study

Radiology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 453-457

  Mayo, John R ^a   Whittall, Kenneth P ^a   Leung, Ann N ^b   Hartman, Thomas E ^c   Park, Chan Sup ^d   Primack, Steven L ^e   Chambers, G Keith ^a   Limkeman, Mark K ^f   Toth, Thomas L ^f   Fox, Stanley H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), comparative studies; Computed tomography (CT), image quality; Computed tomography (CT), technology; Radiations, exposure to patients and personnel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THORAX SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0031023761     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.2.9015073     Document Type: Article

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