Dose classification scheme for computed tomography of the paranasal sinuses

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-37

  Hojreh, A ^a   Czerny, C ^a   Kainberger, F ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Paranasal sinuses; Radiation dosage; Radiation protection; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DISEASES; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCANNING;

PARANASAL SINUSES; RADIATION DOSAGE; SINUSITIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; NOISE; PARANASAL SINUS; PHANTOM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUSES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 24944499740     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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