Evaluation of patient dose for barium enemas and CT colonography in Japan

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 975, 2009, Pages 219-227

  Hirofuji, Y ^a   Aoyama, T ^a   Koyama, S ^a   Kawaura, C ^a   Fujii, K ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; COLON INJURY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; JAPAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RADIATION DOSE; SUPINE POSITION; X RAY; ADULT; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY;

BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENEMA;

ADULT; BARIUM SULFATE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 62449314659     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/18915538     Document Type: Article

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