Maximizing dose reductions with cardiac CT

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 279-287

  Budoff, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic angiography; CT angiography, CTA; Millisievert; Multidetector computed tomography, MDCT; Multislice computed tomography, MSCT; Noninvasive angiography; Radiation exposure; Radiation reduction

Indexed keywords

AMPEROMETRY; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GATED IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MODULATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SCAN LENGTH; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 67849114628     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9405-2     Document Type: Article

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