Development of low-dose protocols for thin-section CT assessment of cystic fibrosis in pediatric patients

Radiology

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 820-829

  O'Connor, Owen J ^a   Vandeleur, Moya ^a   McGarrigle, Anne Marie ^a   Moore, Niamh ^a   McWilliams, Sebastian R ^a   McSweeney, Sean E ^a   O'Neill, Michael ^a   Chroinin, Muireann Ni ^a   Maher, Michael M ^a  

^a University College Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG STRUCTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649674600     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10100278     Document Type: Article

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