Accuracy and safety of high pitch computed tomography imaging in young children with complex congenital heart disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1541-1546

  Han, B Kelly ^a,c   Lindberg, Jana ^c   Grant, Katharine ^b   Schwartz, Robert S ^c   Lesser, John R ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLENN SHUNT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; SEDATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79955583591     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.01.065     Document Type: Article

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