Influence of image acquisition settings on radiation dose and image quality in coronary angiography by 320-detector volume computed tomography: the CORE320 pilot experience

Influence of image acquisition settings on radiation dose and image quality in coronary angiography by 320-detector volume computed tomography: the CORE320 pilot experience

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of image acquisition settings and patients’ characteristics on image quality and radiation dose for coronary angiography by 320-row computed tomography (CT). CORE320 is a prospective study to investigate the diagnostic performance of 320-dete...

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Main Authors: Armin Arbab-Zadeh, Joao A.C. Lima, Richard T. George, Melvin E. Clouse, Carlos E. Rochitte, Frank J. Rybicki, Hiroyuki Niinuma, Andrew E. Arai, Rukhsar Ahmed, Rodrigo Cerci, Andrea L. Vavere, Kihei Yoneyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Touch Medical Media 2012-06-01
Series:Heart International
Subjects:
CT angiography, image acquisition, image quality, radiation dose, body mass index, contrast to noise ratio
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hi/article/view/4134

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