[HTML][HTML] Current status of low dose multi-detector CT in the urinary tract

MK Sung, S Singh, MK Kalra - World journal of radiology, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Over the past several years, advances in the technical domain of computed tomography
(CT) have influenced the trend of imaging modalities used in the clinical evaluation of the …

The image quality and radiation dose of 100-kVp versus 120-kVp ECG-gated 16-slice CT coronary angiography

EA Park, W Lee, JH Kang, YH Yin… - Korean journal of …, 2009 - synapse.koreamed.org
Objective This study was conducted to assess the feasibility of performing 100-kVp
electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated coronary CT angiography, as compared to 120-kVp ECG …

CT angiography of the renal arteries: comparison of lower-tube-voltage CTA with moderate-concentration iodinated contrast material and conventional CTA

ES Cho, JS Yu, JH Ahn, JH Kim… - American Journal of …, 2012 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to investigate the feasibility of an 80-kVp
protocol using a moderate-concentration contrast medium (CM) for CT angiography of the …

A prospective feasibility study of sub-millisievert abdominopelvic CT using iterative reconstruction in Crohn's disease

SB O'Neill, PD Mc Laughlin, L Crush, OJ O'Connor… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objective Iterative reconstruction (IR) allows diagnostic CT imaging with less radiation
exposure than filtered back projection (FBP). We studied an IR low-dose CT abdomen/pelvis …

Dual-energy computed tomography imaging of the aorta

I Vlahos, MCB Godoy, DP Naidich - Journal of thoracic imaging, 2010 - journals.lww.com
There are 2 inseparable and complimentary technical advantages of dual-energy computed
tomography (CT) imaging of the thoracic aorta. One advantage stems from the simultaneous …

Influence of spectral shaping and tube voltage modulation in ultralow-dose computed tomography of the abdomen

P Feldle, JP Grunz, AS Kunz, P Pannenbecker… - BMC Medical …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Unenhanced abdominal CT constitutes the diagnostic standard of care in
suspected urolithiasis. Aiming to identify potential for radiation dose reduction in this …

Image quality at low tube voltage (70 kV) and sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction for computed tomography in infants with congenital heart disease

M Nakagawa, Y Ozawa, K Sakurai, M Shimohira… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Springer
Background Lower tube voltage has advantages for CT angiography, such as improved
contrast Objective To evaluate the image quality of low-voltage (70 kV) CT for congenital …

Survey of aorta and coronary arteries with prospective ECG-triggered 100-kV 64-MDCT angiography

C Fujioka, J Horiguchi, M Kiguchi… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of prospective ECG-
triggered axial 64-MDCT angiography of the aorta and coronary arteries performed at a tube …

Effective dose and image quality evaluations of an automatic CT tube current modulation system with an anthropomorphic phantom

O Rampado, F Marchisio, A Izzo, E Garelli… - European journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the consequences of different choices of
acquisition parameters on the actual image noise and on the patient dose with an automatic …

Radiation dose reduction with a low-tube voltage technique for pediatric chest computed tomographic angiography based on the contrast-to-noise ratio index

T Masuda, Y Funama, T Nakaura… - Canadian …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiation dose and image quality at
low tube-voltage pediatric chest computed tomographic angiography (CTA) that applies the …