Radiation issues with multidetector row helical CT

Critical Reviews in Computed Tomography

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-117

  Yoshizumi, Terry T ^a,b   Nelson, Rendon C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0041431077     PISSN: 10408371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408370390808504     Document Type: Review

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