Low-dose CT of the paranasal sinuses with eye lens protection: Effect on image quality and radiation dose

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1693-1696

  Hein, Eike ^a   Rogalla, Patrick ^a   Klingebiel, Randolph ^a   Hamm, Bernd ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Eye lens; Low dose CT; Paranasal sinuses; Radiation dose; Radioprotection; Spiral CT

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; LATEX;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; EYE PROTECTION; FILM DOSIMETER; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LENS; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELD; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; PARANASAL SINUS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; SINUSITIS;

ARTIFACTS; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PARANASAL SINUSES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036636485     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-001-1279-9     Document Type: Article

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