Limiting radiation exposure in coronary CT angiography: Much can be achieved with little extra effort

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 421-423

  Achenbach, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CANCER RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ALGORITHMS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 63449090011     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-009-9448-z     Document Type: Editorial

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