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Optimization of CT calcium scoring doses on the General Electric Discovery single-photon emission computed tomography/CT D670, 8-slice scanner

Manufacturer-recommended exposure mA was typically resulting in 3–5 times greater patient doses for calcium score scans compared with other dedicated CT scanners at Nottingham University Hospitals. Image noise was used as a measure of image quality in phantom and patient data. The noise was quantifi...

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Autor principal: Jacobs, Clare
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6243307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30460035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20160023