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Sixteen–detector row CT of abdomen and pelvis: study for optimization of z-axis modulation technique performed in 153 patients

Kalra et al., 2004

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12176937367226566494
Author
Kalra M
Maher M
Kamath R
Horiuchi T
Toth T
Halpern E
Saini S
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Radiology

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PURPOSE: To retrospectively determine the optimal noise indexes required to obtain diagnostically acceptable computed tomographic (CT) images of the abdomen and pelvis with z-axis modulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ninety-five patients underwent 16 …
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