Evaluation of image quality and lesion perception by human readers on 3D CT colonography: Comparison of standard and low radiation dose

European Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 630-639

  Fisichella, Valeria A ^a,b   Magnus Bath ^a,c   Johnsson, Åse Allansdotter ^a,b   Jäderling, Fredrik ^d   Bergsten, Tommy ^e   Persson, Ulf ^f   Mellingen, Kristin ^g   Hellström, Mikael ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Frölunda Specialist Hospital   (Sweden)

^f Lindesberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^g ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Colonic neoplasm; CT colonography; Image quality; Radiation exposure; Threedimensional CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; COLON TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77952310162     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1601-5     Document Type: Article

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