Single-energy low-voltage arterial phase MDCT scanning increases conspicuity of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Zamboni, Giulia A ^a   Ambrosetti, Maria Chiara ^a   Guariglia, Stefania ^a   Cavedon, Carlo ^a   Pozzi Mucelli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Low voltage technique; Pancreatic carcinoma

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; LOW-VOLTAGE TECHNIQUE; PANCREATIC CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84893974092     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.12.022     Document Type: Article

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