Multislice CT: Update on radiation and screening

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2003, Pages

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

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CT dose estimation; Multislice CT; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; KIDNEY TUMOR; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCREENING TEST; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842345505     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-2107-1     Document Type: Article

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