Evaluation of thoracic abnormalities on 64-row multi-detector row CT: Comparison between axial images versus coronal reformations

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-41

  Nishino, Mizuki ^a   Kubo, Takeshi ^a   Kataoka, Milliam L ^a   Gautam, Shiva ^a   Raptopoulos, Vassilios ^a   Hatabu, Hiroto ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest; Coronal reformations; MPR; Multi detector row CT; Thorax

Indexed keywords

CHEST; CORONAL REFORMATIONS; MPR; MULTI-DETECTOR ROW CT; THORAX;

BIOSENSORS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; MEDICAL IMAGING; PULMONARY DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMPHYSEMA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA THICKENING; PLEURA TUMOR; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX DISEASE; TRACHEA INJURY; VASCULAR DISEASE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC DISEASES; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745213757     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.12.035     Document Type: Article

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