320-row CT scanning: Reduction in tube current parallels reduction in radiation exposure?

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 193-197

  Van Der Wall, E E ^a   Van Velzen, J E ^a   De Graaf, F R ^a   Jukema, J W ^a   Schuijf, J D ^a   Bax, J J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84861235404     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-010-9762-5     Document Type: Editorial

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