X-ray tube voltage and image quality in adult and pediatric CT

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6142 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Huda, W ^a   Ogden, K M ^a   Scalzetti, E M ^a   Lavallee, R L ^a   Samei, E ^b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast to noise ratio; CT; Image quality; Optimization; Pediatric patient; X ray tube voltage

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; PEDIATRIC PATIENT; SOFT TISSUES; X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE;

DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TISSUE; X RAY TUBES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 33745375265     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.649279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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