Use of high-pitch dual-source computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis to markedly reduce scan time: Clinical feasibility study

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-355

  Hardie, Andrew D ^a   Mayes, Nicholas ^a   Boulter, Daniel J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal CT; Computed tomography; dual source CT; high pitch

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS;

ABDOMINAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; CLINICAL FEASIBILITY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL SOURCE; DUAL-SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; HIGH PITCH; SCAN TIME; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING;

IMAGE QUALITY;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PITCH DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE NOISE; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NOISE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 79957825412     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31821a02c8     Document Type: Article

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