Low-dose computed tomography of the paranasal sinus and facial skull using a high-pitch dual-source system-First clinical results

European Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-112

  Schell, Boris ^a   Bauer, Ralf W ^a   Lehnert, Thomas ^a   Kerl, J Matthias ^a   Hambek, Markus ^a   May, Angelika ^a   Vogl, Thomas J ^a   MacK, Martin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual source CT; High pitch protocol; Image quality; Radiation dose; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUSITIS; SKULL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUSES; RADIATION MONITORING; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650552409     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1892-6     Document Type: Article

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