Thoracic applications of dual-source CT technology

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-384

  Boroto, Kahimano ^a   Remy Jardin, Martine ^a   Flohr, Thomas ^b   Faivre, Jean Baptiste ^a   Pansini, Vittorio ^a   Tacelli, Nunzia ^a   Schmidt, Bernhard ^b   Gorgos, Andrei ^a   Remy, Jacques ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Siemens Medical Solutions ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Chest imaging; CT; Dual source

Indexed keywords

ADULT PATIENTS; CHEST IMAGING; CLINICAL PRACTICES; CT; CT TECHNOLOGIES; DUAL ENERGIES; DUAL SOURCE; DUAL SOURCES; ECG GATING; ENERGY SCANNING; HIGH TEMPORALS; IMAGING MODALITIES; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; MORPHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS; OPTIMIZED EVALUATIONS; RESPIRATORY DISORDERS; SCANNING CONDITIONS; THORACIC IMAGING; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATIONS;

ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

SCANNING;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMATOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREATHING DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; TRENDS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 56749104306     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.08.016     Document Type: Review

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