What is the optimum position of arms for acquiring scout images for whole-body CT with automatic tube current modulation? [6]

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 596-597

  Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a   Maher, Michael M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC TUBE CURRENT MODULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IRRADIATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SCREENING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0042344965     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.2.1810596b     Document Type: Letter

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