Evaluation of the dose to paediatric patients undergoing micturating cystourethrography examination and optimization of the examination;Valutazione della dose in uretrocistografie minzionali eseguite su pazienti in età pediatrica ed ottimizzazione dell'esame

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-291

  Mantovani, Andrea ^a   Giroletti, Elio ^b  

^a Servizio Fisica Sanitaria   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Micturating cystourethrography; Paediatric radiology; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; ALGORITHM; BLADDER; MICTURITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; URETHRA;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION;

EID: 16544385249     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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