Can we use pulsed fluoroscopy to decrease the radiation dose during video fluoroscopic feeding studies in children?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-73

  Cohen, M D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEEDING; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FLUOROSCOPY; RADIATION DOSE; VIDEO FLUOROSCOPY; VOCAL CORD;

BARIUM SULFATE; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LARYNX; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 57349181459     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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