Image quality and radiation dose in 256-slice cardiac computed tomography: Comparison of prospective versus retrospective image acquisition protocols

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 127-135

  Hosch, Waldemar ^a   Heye, Tobias ^a   Schulz, Felix ^a   Lehrke, Stephanie ^a   Schlieter, Martin ^a   Giannitsis, Evangelos ^a   Kauczor, Hans Ulrich ^a   Katus, Hugo A ^a   Korosoglou, Grigorios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

256 Slice computed tomography angiography; Dose modulation; Image quality; Prospective protocols; Radiation exposure; Retrospective protocols

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 80052762886     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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