Overview of two years of clinical experience of chest tomosynthesis at Sahlgrenska university hospital

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 124-129

  Johnsson, A A ^a,b   Vikgren, J ^a,b   Svalkvist, A ^a,b   Zachrisson, S ^a,b   Flinck, A ^a,b   Boijsen, M ^a,b   Kheddache, S ^a,b   Mansson L G ^a,b   Bath M ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; SWEDEN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953340001     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq059     Document Type: Article

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