Maximizing dose reductions with cardiac CT
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Radiation dose in cardiac CT.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to familiarize the radiologist with radiation dose in cardiac CT imaging and explain the current methods for dose reduction. CONCLUSION Advances in CT technology have resulted in a significant increase in cardiac CT applications. It is imperative that the radiologist understand the resulting dose implication to the patient and actively engage in optima...
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1569-5794,1573-0743
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9405-2