Barium enema: Use of increased copper filtration to optimize dose and image quality

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 914, 2004, Pages 116-122

  Morrell, R E ^a   Rogers, A T ^a   Jobling, J C ^a   Shakespeare, K E ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; COPPER; ENEMA; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

BARIUM ENEMA; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOUBLE CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; FILTER; FILTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HEATING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LIVER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGMOID; SPLEEN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS; TRANSVERSE COLON; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY FILM; X RAY TUBE;

ADULT; BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIA; COPPER; FILTRATION; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 1542299578     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/23591655     Document Type: Review

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