Virtual unenhanced second generation dual-source CT of the liver: Is it time to discard the conventional unenhanced phase?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1438-1445

  Barrett, T ^a   Bowden, D J ^a   Shaida, N ^a   Godfrey, E M ^a   Taylor, A ^a   Lomas, D J ^a   Shaw, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual energy; Dual source CT; Liver; Virtual unenhanced

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84861626176     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.03.042     Document Type: Article

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