Computed tomography: Important considerations for pediatric patients

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 567-575

  Frush, Donald P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Infants and children; Multidetector CT; Pediatric; Radiation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEDIATRICS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 26844501747     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2.5.567     Document Type: Review

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