64-slice coronary computed tomography angiography using low tube voltage of 80 kV in subjects with normal body mass indices: Comparative study using 120 kV

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1099-1106

  Jun, Bo Ram ^a   Yong, Hwan Seok ^a   Kang, Eun Young ^a   Woo, Ok Hee ^a   Choi, Eun Jung ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coronary CT angiography; Image quality; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS INDEX; CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; CORONARY ARTERIES; CORONARY CT ANGIOGRAPHIES; OBJECTIVE IMAGE QUALITY; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; SUBJECTIVE IMAGE QUALITY; TUBE CURRENT MODULATIONS; TUBE VOLTAGES;

ANGIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH; IMAGE QUALITY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOHEXOL; IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874507632     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2012.110573     Document Type: Article

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