CT evaluation of diffuse infiltrative lung disease: Dose considerations and optimal technique

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 252-259

  Mayo, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffuse lung disease; Dose reduction; High resolution CT; Medical physics; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BRONCHIECTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 74349120013     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181c227b2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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