Dual-energy computed tomographic pulmonary angiography: A pilot study to assess the effect on image quality and diagnostic confidence

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-51

  Sangwaiya, Minal J ^a   Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a   Sharma, Amita ^a   Halpern, Elkan F ^a   Shepard, Jo Anne O ^a   Digumarthy, Subba R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual energy; Pulmonary embolism; Thoracic CT

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHIES; CT SCANNERS; DUAL SOURCE; DUAL-ENERGY; HOUNSFIELD UNITS; IMAGE NOISE; MOTION ARTIFACT; PILOT STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THORACIC CT;

IMAGE QUALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST;

EID: 76449085563     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181aac7ec     Document Type: Article

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