Effective radiation dose from semicoronal CT of the sacroiliac joints in comparison with axial CT and conventional radiography

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2820-2825

  Jurik, Anne Grethe ^a   Hansen, Jolanta ^a   Puhakka, Katriina Bøcker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CT; Radiation dose; Sacroiliac joints

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SACROILIAC JOINT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; SACROILIAC JOINT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036835235     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-001-1297-7     Document Type: Article

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