Multi-detector CT of the chest: Influence of dose onto quantitative evaluation of severe emphysema. A simulation study

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 460-468

  Zaporozhan, Julia ^a   Ley, Sebastian ^a,b   Weinheimer, Oliver ^c   Eberhardt, Ralf ^d   Tsakiris, Ioannis ^a   Noshi, Yasuhiro ^e   Herth, Felix ^d   Kauczor, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 dimensional quantitative volumetric analysis; Dose simulation; Emphysema; Low dose; Multidetector computed tomography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

3-DIMENSIONAL; 3-DIMENSIONAL QUANTITATIVE VOLUMETRIC ANALYSE; CT PROTOCOL; CT RAW DATA; DOSE SIMULATIONS; EMPHYSEMA; LOW DOSE; MULTI-DETECTORS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; SIMULATION STUDIES;

VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33745240937     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200605000-00018     Document Type: Article

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