Optimization of dual-energy xenon-computed tomography for quantitative assessment of regional pulmonary ventilation

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 629-637

  Fuld, Matthew K ^a   Halaweish, Ahmed F ^a   Newell, John D ^a   Krauss, Bernhard ^b   Hoffman, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

functional CT; lung imaging; Quantitative computed tomography

Indexed keywords

XENON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BODY SIZE; CALIBRATION; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING PHANTOM; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RELATIVE DENSITY; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE BREATH XENON TEST; SWINE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

EID: 84883461027     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e31828ad647     Document Type: Article

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