New radiation dose saving technologies for 256-slice cardiac computed tomography angiography

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 189-199

  Walker, Matthew J ^a   Olszewski, Mark E ^a   Desai, Milind Y ^b   Halliburton, Sandra S ^b   Flamm, Scott D ^b  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

256 Slice MDCT; Coronary CT angiography; Dose efficiency; Low dose; Prospective triggering; Radiation exposure; Radiation reduction; Retrospective gating; Step and shoot

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE Z COLLIMATION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYNAMIC Z COLLIMATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GATED IMAGING; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 67949094410     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-009-9444-3     Document Type: Article

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