Correlation of patient weight and cross-sectional dimensions with subjective image quality at standard dose abdominal CT

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 234-238

  Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a   Maher, Michael M ^a   Prasad, Srinivasa R ^a   Hayat, M Sikandar ^a   Blake, Michael A ^a   Varghese, Jose ^a   Halpern, Elkan F ^a   Saini, Sanjay ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT)

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS;

EID: 2342531080     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2003.4.4.234     Document Type: Article

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