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Published in: European Radiology 3/2011

01-03-2011 | Cardiac

Radiation dose of cardiac computed tomography – what has been achieved and what needs to be done

Authors: Hatem Alkadhi, MD, MPH, Sebastian Leschka, MD

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 3/2011

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Abstract

This review highlights the recently introduced techniques by manufacturers and various research workers to reduce radiation dose in coronary CT. It discusses in detail the development of ECG-based tube current modulation, the application of low tube voltage protocols and prospective ECG-gating. It also briefly discusses two further methods of dose reduction, namely minimisation of the x-y anatomical coverage and adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction.
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Metadata
Title
Radiation dose of cardiac computed tomography – what has been achieved and what needs to be done
Authors
Hatem Alkadhi, MD, MPH
Sebastian Leschka, MD
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-010-1984-3

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