Chest tomosynthesis: Technical and clinical perspectives

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-26

  Johnsson, Ase Allansdotter ^a,b   Vikgren, Jenny ^a,b   Bath, Magnus ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

chest; computed tomography; radiography; tomosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATTENUATION; BREATHING; CANCER SCREENING; CHEST TOMOSYNTHESIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LEARNING; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LESION; LUNG NODULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIATION DOSE; THORAX; THORAX EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84893312213     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: 10989048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363448     Document Type: Article

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