Ground-glass opacity: High-resolution computed tomography and 64-multi-slice computed tomography findings comparison

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 479-483

  Sergiacomi, Gianluigi ^a   Cicciò, Carmelo ^a   Boi, Luca ^a   Velari, Luca ^a   Crusco, Sonia ^a   Orlacchio, Antonio ^a   Simonetti, Giovanni ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ground glass opacity; High resolution computed tomography; Volumetric computed tomography by 64 row multi slice scanner

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CT SCANNERS; GROUND-GLASS OPACITY; HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; K-VALUES; LUNG DISEASE; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; POST-PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; VOLUMETRIC ACQUISITIONS; VOLUMETRIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES;

GLASS; IMAGE QUALITY; OPACITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG GROUND GLASS OPACITY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952877116     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.03.034     Document Type: Article

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