Radiation dose and image quality for paediatric interventional cardiology

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4049-4062

  Vano, E ^a   Ubeda, C ^b   Leyton, F ^c   Miranda, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d HOSPITAL LUIS CALVO MACKENNA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; CARDIOLOGY; DOSIMETRY; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; HEALTH; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PHOTORESISTS; PLANNING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TESTING; X RAY APPARATUS;

CLINICAL PROCEDURES; CONTRAST-TO-NOISE RATIO; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; ENTRANCE SURFACE AIR KERMA; FIGURE-OF-MERIT; HIGH CONTRAST; IMAGE QUALITY PARAMETERS; INTERVENTIONAL; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY; PATIENT DOSES; PHANTOM THICKNESS; POLY-METHYL METHACRYLATE; RADIATION DOSE; REFERENCE POINT; SKIN DOSE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION SR); TEST OBJECT; X-RAY SYSTEMS;

IMAGE QUALITY;

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CARDIOLOGY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RADIATION DOSAGE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; X-RAYS;

EID: 48349126165     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/15/003     Document Type: Article

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