Experimental study of detection of nodules showing ground-glass opacity and radiation dose by using anthropomorphic chest phantom: Digital tomosynthesis and multidetector CT

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 523-527

  Zhao, Feng ^a   Zeng, Yongming ^a   Peng, Gang ^a   Yu, Renqiang ^a   Peng, Shengkun ^a   Tan, Huan ^a   Liu, Xiao ^a   Wang, Jie ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

computed tomography; digital tomosynthesis; ground glass opacity; pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OPACITY; PHANTOMS;

CHEST PHANTOM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS; EFFECTIVE DOSE; GROUND-GLASS OPACITY; HOUNSFIELD UNITS; MULTIDETECTOR CT; NODULE DETECTION; PULMONARY NODULES;

GLASS;

ARTICLE; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS; GROUND GLASS OPACITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

EID: 84866696080     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318266aa71     Document Type: Article

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