Pediatric chest CT at 70 kVp: a feasibility study in 129 children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1347-1357

  Niemann, Tilo ^a   Henry, Simon ^a   Duhamel, Alain ^b   Faivre, Jean Baptiste ^a   Deschildre, Antoine ^a   Colas, Lucie ^a   Santangelo, Teresa ^a   Remy, Jacques ^a   Remy Jardin, Martine ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Chest; Child; Computed tomography; Computed tomography arteriography; Low kilovoltage computed tomography; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84931826542     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-014-3027-8     Document Type: Article

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