Experimental study and optimization of scan parameters that influence radiation dose in temporal bone high-resolution multidetector row CT

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1783-1788

  Niu, Y T ^a   Olszewski, M E ^b   Zhang, Y X ^a   Liu, Y F ^a   Xian, J F ^a   Wang, Zhen Chang ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COLLIMATOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMETRY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; TEMPORAL BONE;

BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 81555226649     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2609     Document Type: Article

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