Do flat detector cardiac X-ray systems convey advantages over image-intensifier-based systems? Study comparing X-ray dose and image quality

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1787-1794

  Davies, Andrew G ^a   Cowen, Arnold R ^a   Kengyelics, Stephen M ^a   Moore, Janet ^b   Sivananthan, Mohan U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiography; Flat panel detector; Image quality; Image intensifier system; X ray dose

Indexed keywords

IODIXANOL; IOPROMIDE;

ARTICLE; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ARTIFACTS; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STENTS; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 34250343348     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0458-0     Document Type: Article

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