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Image quality and radiation dose of dual-energy CT of the head and neck compared with a standard 120-kVp acquisition

Tawfik et al., 2011

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12637361953264471704
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Tawfik A
Kerl J
Razek A
Bauer R
Nour-Eldin N
Vogl T
Mack M
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American Journal of Neuroradiology

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: DECT offers additional image datasets with potential benefits, but its use for H&N imaging is not justified unless image quality is preserved without increased radiation dose. The aim of this work was to compare image quality and …
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