Evaluation of work practices and radiation dose during adult micturating cystourethrography examinations performed using a digital imaging system

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 923, 2004, Pages 927-930

  Livingstone, R S ^a   Koshy, C G ^a   Raj, D V ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; COPPER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FILLING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; URETHRA; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; URINATION;

EID: 10044249767     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/32730898     Document Type: Article

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