The emergence of ultra-low-dose computed tomography and the impending obsolescence of the plain radiograph?

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 314-318

  McLaughlin, Patrick D ^a   Ouellette, Hugue A ^a   Louis, Luck J ^a   Mallinson, Paul I ^a   O'Connell, Timothy ^a   Mayo, John R ^a   Munk, Peter L ^a   Nicolaou, Savvas ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal radiograph; Chest radiograph; Computed tomography; Radiation exposure; Renal colic; Ultra low dose

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PHOTON; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN; X RAY FILM; X RAY TUBE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPH; CHEST RADIOGRAPH; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RENAL COLIC; ULTRA-LOW DOSE;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84886998241     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 14882361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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