Radiation and contrast agent doses reductions by using 80-kV tube voltage in coronary computed tomographic angiography: A comparative study

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 309-314

  Cao, Jian Xin ^a   Wang, Yi Min ^a   Lu, Jin Guo ^b   Zhang, Yu ^a   Wang, Peng ^a   Yang, Cheng ^a  

^a PLA 161th Hospital   (China)

^b WUHAN ASIA HEART HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Contrast agent; Coronary angiography; Image quality; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT); CONTRAST AGENT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIATION DOSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84892574232     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.06.032     Document Type: Article

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