Dose reduction in computed tomography by individualized scan protocols

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-307

  Jangland, Lars ^a   Sanner, E ^b   Persliden, J ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dose reduction; Noise

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MODULATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; SCANNING;

AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE REDUCTION; LOW CONTRAST RESOLUTION; TUBE CURRENT MODULATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2442671513     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410004814     Document Type: Article

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