Single- versus multi-detector row CT of the brain: Quality assessment

Radiology

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 750-755

  Jones, Timothy R ^a   Kaplan, Richard T ^a   Lane, Barton ^a   Atlas, Scott W ^a   Rubin, Geoffrey D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain, CT, 10.12115; Computed tomography (CT), artifact; Computed tomography (CT), comparative studies; Computed tomography (CT), technology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035019835     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.219.3.r01jn47750     Document Type: Article

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