Patient size and x-ray technique factors in head computed tomography examinations. II. Image quality

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 595-601

  Huda, Walter ^a   Lieberman, Kristin A ^a   Chang, Jack ^a   Roskopf, Marsha L ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast to noise ratio; Head CT; Pediatric patients; Radiation dose; Radiographic techniques

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IODINE; MUSCLE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; ENERGY IMPARTED; HOUNSFIELD UNITS; IMAGE CONTRASTS; PEDIATRIC PATIENTS; RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE; X-RAY TECHNIQUES; X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGES;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; MUSCLE; NEWBORN; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 1642277730     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1646233     Document Type: Article

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