Our preoccupation with ultra-low dose radiation exposure: Low contrast resolution and cardiovascular CT imaging

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 426-428

  Schoenhagen, Paul ^a   Baker, Mark E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84922360967     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2014.09.004     Document Type: Editorial

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