Effect of x-ray tube parameters, iodine concentration, and patient size on image quality in pulmonary computed tomography angiography: A chest-phantom-study

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 374-381

  Szucs Farkas, Zsolt ^a   Verdun, Francis R ^b   Von Allmen, Gabriel ^a   Mini, Roberto L ^a   Vock, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chest CT; Contrast to noise ratio; Phantom study; Tube current; Tube energy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 44449089365     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e3181690042     Document Type: Article

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