AAPM/RSNA physics tutorial for residents: Technologic advances in multidetector CT with a focus on cardiac imaging

Radiographics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1829-1837

  Cody, Dianna D ^a   Mahesh, Mahadevappa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENERAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36849012640     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.276075120     Document Type: Review

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