Optimal scanning protocol of multislice CT virtual intravascular endoscopy in pre-aortic stent grafting: In vitro phantom study

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 310-316

  Sun, Zhonghua ^a   Ferris, Charlene ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artifact; Computed tomography; Image quality; Stent graft; Virtual endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; GRAFTS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

ARTIFACTS; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY (MSCT); STENT GRAFTS; VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY;

ENDOSCOPY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); IOPAMIDOL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECORDING; RETINA IMAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENT; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; THICKNESS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ARTIFACTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IOPAMIDOL; KIDNEY; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33746823058     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.11.034     Document Type: Article

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