The effects of radiation dose and CT manufacturer on measurements of lung densitometry

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 617-623

  Yuan, Ren ^a   Mayo, John R ^b   Hogg, James C ^a   Paré, Peter D ^a   McWilliams, Annette M ^c   Lam, Stephen ^c   Coxson, Harvey O ^b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CT scan; Emphysema; Lung expansion; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 34548033498     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-2325     Document Type: Article

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