Indirect computed tomography venography with a low-tube-voltage technique: Reduction in the radiation and contrast material dose-A prospective randomized study

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 631-636

  Oda, Seitaro ^a   Utsunomiya, Daisuke ^a   Awai, Kazuo ^b   Takaoka, Hiroko ^a   Nakaura, Takeshi ^c   Katahira, Kazuhiro ^d   Morishita, Syoji ^d   Namimoto, Tomohiro ^a   Yamashita, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Amakusa Regional Medical Center   (Japan)

^d KUMAMOTO CHUO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

contrast material; CT venography; deep venous thrombosis; low tube voltage; radiation dose

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; RADIATION EFFECTS;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY VENOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MATERIAL; CONTRAST-TO-NOISE RATIO; DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS; DOSE-LENGTH PRODUCTS; HOUNSFIELD UNITS; IMAGE NOISE; LOW TUBE VOLTAGE; TUBE VOLTAGES; VENOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

IOPAMIDOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY VENOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 80053048271     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31822a563d     Document Type: Article

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