Automatic exposure control systems and current modulations: Comparison of different 64-slice CT scanners

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-192

  Colli, V ^a   Strocchi, S ^b   Vite, C ^b   Cacciatori, M ^c   Rizzi, E ^d   Conte, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^c SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Cardinal Massaia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) system; CT; Tube current modulation

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; IMAGE ACQUISITION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PHYSICS; MODULATION; SCANNING;

ATOMIC NUMBERS; AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL (AEC) SYSTEM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CURRENT MODULATION; PHASE IMAGE; STANDARD PROTOCOLS; SURGICAL CLIPS; TUBE CURRENT MODULATIONS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950884258     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03879-2_54     Document Type: Conference Paper

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