CT lung densitometry: Dependence of CT number histograms on sample volume and consequences for scan protocol comparability

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 948-954

  Kemerink, Gerrit J ^a   Kruize, Han H ^a   Lamers, Rob J S ^a   Van Engelshoven, Jos M A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography, techniques; Densitometry; Lungs, anatomy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; GRAPHIC METHODS;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, TECHNIQUE; CONDITION; DENSITOMETRY; LUNG ANATOMY; PARAMETERIZED; RECONSTRUCTION FILTERS; SAMPLE VOLUME; SECTION THICKNESS; SMALL VARIATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITOMETRY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0031473144     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199711000-00018     Document Type: Article

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