Coronal reformations of the chest on 64-row multi-detector row CT: Evaluation of image quality in comparison with 16-, 8- and 4-row multi-detector row CT

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-237

  Nishino, Mizuki ^a   Kubo, Takeshi ^a   Kataoka, Milliam L ^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; THORACIC STRUCTURE; THORAX;

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; RADIOLOGY; SCANNING;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPPA STATISTICS; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOLOGIST; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

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

EID: 33746227584     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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