Dose and image quality comparison between prospectively gated axial and retrospectively gated helical coronary CT angiography

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 997, 2011, Pages 51-57

  Hlaihel, C ^a   Boussel, L ^a   Cochet, H ^a   Roch, J A ^a   Coulon, P ^b   Walker, M J ^b   Douek, P C ^a  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESMOLOL; IOMEPROL; ISOCARD; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSPECTIVELY GATED AXIAL CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVELY GATED HELICAL CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 78650663320     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/13222537     Document Type: Article

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