Optimisation of multislice computed tomography protocols in angio-CT examinations;Ottimizzazione in tomografia computerizzata multistrato di protocolli angio-CT

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 238-244

  Strocchi, S ^a   Vite, C ^a   Callegari, L ^a   Conte, L ^b  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Effective dose; Multislice computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645535372     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-006-0024-5     Document Type: Article

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