Multidetector CT in children: Current concepts and dose reduction strategies

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1324-1344

  Nievelstein, Rutger A J ^a   Van Dam, Ingrid M ^a   Van Der Molen, Aart J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child; Justification; Multidetector CT; Optimisation; Technique

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; AGE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INFANT; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77954423361     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-010-1714-7     Document Type: Review

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