Prospective randomized comparison of radiation exposure from full spine radiographs obtained in three different techniques

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 752-756

  Kluba, Torsten ^a   Schäfer, Jürgen ^a   Hahnfeldt, Tobias ^a   Niemeyer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

AIS; Digital; Dose area product; Exposure; X ray

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MONITOR; NERVE ENDING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STANDING; STORAGE; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 33745045681     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1005-4     Document Type: Article

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