Helical CT scanning of the nose and paranasal sinuses using a low dose protocol: In comparison to conventional CT

Radiography

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-83

  Cathcart, J ^a   Bailie, N ^a   Gallagher, G ^a   Hill, D ^a  

^a NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerized helical tomography; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Imaging; Nasal airflow analysis; Nasal sinus anatomy; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NOSE; NOSE SURGERY; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036588714     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/radi.2002.0368     Document Type: Article

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