Improved image quality of low-dose thoracic CT examinations with a new postprocessing software

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-258

  Martinsen, Anne Catrine Traegde ^a,b   Saether, Hilde Kjernlie ^a,b   Olsen, Dag Rune ^a,b   Wolff, Per Aage ^a   Skaane, Per ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chest CT; CT; Low dose CT; Postprocessing filter

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957001846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i3.3242     Document Type: Article

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