Computed tomography angiography of the carotid arteries at low kV settings: A prospective randomised trial assessing radiation dose and diagnostic confidence

European Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2434-2444

  Beitzke, Dietrich ^a   Wolf, Florian ^a   Edelhauser, Gundula ^a   Plank, Christina ^a   Schernthaner, Rüdiger ^a   Weber, Michael ^a   Nolz, Richard ^a   Lammer, Johannes ^a   Loewe, Christian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Computed tomography; Computed tomography angiography; Dose reduction; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80053898642     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2188-1     Document Type: Article

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