Effect of arm position, presence of medical devices, and off-centering during acquisition of scout image on automatic tube voltage selection and current modulation in pediatric chest CT

PURPOSE: To evaluate the patients’ morphologic factors affecting radiation dose in pediatric chest CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From November 2013 to May 2015, 315 pediatric chest CT scans were obtained using a CT scanner, and classified into 5 groups according to the patients’ age. For each age group...

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Autores principales: Ryu, Young Jin, Choi, Young Hun, Cheon, Jung-Eun, Park, Ji Eun, Kim, Woo Sun, Kim, In-One
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29664918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195807

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29664918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195807

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