Dual-energy CT for the characterization of urinary calculi: In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a low-dose scanning protocol

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1553-1559

  Thomas, Christoph ^a   Patschan, O ^a   Ketelsen, D ^a   Tsiflikas, I ^a   Reimann, A ^a   Brodoefel, H ^a   Buchgeister, M ^a   Nagele, U ^a   Stenzl, A ^a   Claussen, C ^a   Kopp, A ^a   Heuschmid, M ^a   Schlemmer, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,8 DIHYDROXYADENINE; STRUVITE; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTRACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; UROLITHIASIS;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 67349191462     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1300-2     Document Type: Article

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