Coronary computed tomograpic angiography using low-dose prospectively electrocardiographic triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition by dual-source computed tomography: Image quality and radiation dose

Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 597-600

  Wang, Yi Ning ^a   Li, Shuo ^a   Kong, Ling Yan ^a   Wang, Zhi Wei ^a   Zhou, Kang ^a   Cao, Jian ^a   Fan, Hong Ling ^a   Zhang, Xiao Na ^a   Zhang, Zhu Hua ^a   Jin, Zheng Yu ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomograpy; Coronary angiography; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BRADYCARDIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BRADYCARDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 79551624778     PISSN: 1000503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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