Development and validation of a practical lower-dose-simulation tool for optimizing computed tomography scan protocols

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 477-487

  Yu, Lifeng ^a   Shiung, Maria ^a   Jondal, Dayna ^a   McCollough, Cynthia H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography (CT); protocol optimization; radiation dose reduction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; DOSE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; INSERTION METHODS; LOW DOSE; LOW-DOSE SIMULATIONS; NOISE LEVELS; PROTOCOL OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTIONS;

PHANTOMS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FILTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHANTOM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VALIDITY;

EID: 84863891082     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318258e891     Document Type: Article

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