Image quality in low-dose multidetector computed tomography: A pilot study to assess feasibility and dose optimization in whole-body bone imaging

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 258-264

  Gleeson, Tadhg G ^a   Byrne, Brenda ^a   Kenny, Pat ^a   Last, Jason ^b   Fitzpatrick, Patricia ^b   O'Gorman, Peter ^a   Eustace, Steven J ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dose; Multiple myeloma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DOSE RESPONSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMUR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PELVIS; PILOT STUDY; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; SKELETON; SKULL BASE; THORACIC SPINE; WHOLE BODY CT;

ALGORITHMS; CADAVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 78249241213     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 08465371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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