Ultra-low dose dual-source high-pitch computed tomography of the paranasal sinus: Diagnostic sensitivity and radiation dose

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 435-440

  Schulz, Boris ^a   Potente, Stefan ^a   Zangos, Stefan ^a   Friedrichs, Ingke ^a   Bauer, Ralf W ^a   Kerl, Matthias ^a   Vogl, Thomas J ^a   MacK, Martin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual source computed tomography; Paranasal sinus; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT PROTOCOL; CT TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUAL SOURCE; EYE LENS; GOLD STANDARDS; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LOW DOSAGE; PARANASAL SINUS; PHANTOM STUDIES; PITCH VALUES; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THYROID GLANDS;

DISEASES; DOSIMETRY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PARANASAL SINUS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

CADAVER; HUMANS; PARANASAL SINUSES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84860629306     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2012.110579     Document Type: Article

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