Is Weight-Based Adjustment of Automatic Exposure Control Necessary for the Reduction of Chest CT Radiation Dose?

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of radiation dose reduction in the chest CT using a weight-based adjustment of the automatic exposure control (AEC) technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS: With Institutional Review Board Approval, 60 patients (mean age, 59.1 years; M:F = 35:25) and 57 weight-matched patie...

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Autores principales: Prakash, Priyanka, Kalra, Mannudeep K., Gilman, Matthew D., Shepard, Jo-Anne O., Digumarthy, Subba R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20046494
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2010.11.1.46

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20046494
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2010.11.1.46

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