Dual-energy computed tomography imaging of the aorta

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-300

  Vlahos, Ioannis ^a,b   Godoy, Myrna C B ^a   Naidich, David P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aortic imaging; dual energy computed tomography; dual source computed tomography; low kilovoltage imaging; material specific imaging

Indexed keywords

IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE; IOPROMIDE;

AORTA; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTIFACT; ATTENUATION; BOLUS INJECTION; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENDOLEAK; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STENT; X RAY TUBE;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IOHEXOL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78549284651     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181dc2b4c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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