Technical principles of dual source CT

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 362-368

  Petersilka, Martin ^a   Bruder, Herbert ^a   Krauss, Bernhard ^a   Stierstorfer, Karl ^a   Flohr, Thomas G ^a,b  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac CT; Computed tomography; Dual energy CT; Dual source; Low dose; Thoracic CT

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC CT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY CT; DUAL SOURCE; LOW DOSE; THORACIC CT;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DETECTORS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRON TUBES; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATION; SCANNING; TOMOGRAPHY; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY TUBES;

ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WHOLE BODY CT; X RAY TUBE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 56349130541     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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