Correlation of Anteroposterior Diameter of Abdomen with CT Dose Index and Dose Length Product in Abdomen CT ScanA Retrospective Study [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2021 Introduction: Computed Tomography (CT) remains an important tool in diagnostic imaging. Establishment of Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRL) is highly recommended in order to have a check on the radiation exposure. Aim: To study the correlation between
Ramesh Parthasarathy +4 more
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Estimation of The Patient’s Specific Effective Dose for The Total Body F18- FDG PET/CT Scan, A Single Centre Experience [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2022 The whole-body scanning of fluorine-18-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) combined with positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET/CT) is considered an important modality used for diagnosis, tracking, and staging of the oncological as well as
Ibrahim Saad Ahmed, Hassan Ibrahim
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Evaluation of Ultra-Low-Dose Chest CT Images to Detect Lung Lesions [PDF]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2022 Background: The present study was conducted to examine the possibility of detecting different types of lung lesions, such as cancer, using ultra-low dose (ULD) chest computed tomography (CT) images.
Reza Jalli +7 more
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Computed Dosimeter Dose Index on a 16-Slice Computed Tomography Scanner
Dose-Response, 2022 A computed tomography dose index can be used to quantify the radiation dose received during a CT scan and it is an indicator of the radiation dose to the polymetaylenmetaAcrylate (PMMA) standardized phantom. The objective of this study was 2-fold.
Tadelech S. Mekonin, Tilahun T. Deressu
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Evaluation of Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Paediatric and Adult Patients Undergoing Head Computed Tomography Examination in Amhara Regional States, Ethiopia [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2023 Introduction: During computed tomography examinations variation of dose for pediatric and adults has been increasing widely, even when automated exposure control is used. Hence, the objective of this study was to assess the computed tomography head local
Seife Dellie, Ambaye Tesfaw
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Diagnostics, 2020 Pediatrics are more vulnerable to radiation and are prone to dose compared to adults, requiring more attention to computed tomography (CT) optimization.
Nor Azura Muhammad +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 ObjectiveWe compared the image quality according to the radiation dose on computed tomography (CT) venography at 80 kVp using advanced modeled iterative reconstruction for deep vein thrombus and other specific clinical conditions considering standard ...
Jung Han Hwang +5 more
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The Effects Of High Dose and Low Dose Protocols In Thorax’s CT Scan Image Quality
Indonesian Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of two different dose protocols’ usage on image quality. This research was performed on three different CT Scanners using high dose and low dose protocols of thorax scan.
Ni Larasati Kartika Sari +3 more
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Relationships of Radiation Dose Indices with Body Size Indices in Adult Body Computed Tomography
Tomography, 2023 We investigated the relationships between radiation dose indices and body size indices in adult body computed tomography (CT). A total of 3200 CT scans of the thoracic, abdominal, abdominopelvic, or thoraco-abdominopelvic regions performed using one of ...
Yusuke Inoue +4 more
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Radiation dose associated with common computed tomography examination
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2017 Objective: To survey computed tomography (CT) radiation dose associated with non-contrast spiral Multislice CT examination in our institute. Methods: Detailed parameters for 362 consecutive examinations, including the patient weight, height, volume CT ...
Ayman Mokhtar +5 more
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