Optimal tube current for lung cancer screening with low-dose spiral CT

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 352-356

  Oguchi, K ^a   Sone, Shusuke ^a   Kiyono, K ^a   Takashima, S ^a   Maruyama, Y ^a   Hasegawa, M ^a   Feng, L ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms, helical CT; Radiation exposure, cancer screening

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034221045     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418500127345451     Document Type: Article

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