Publication

Dual source CT coronary angiography in severely obese patients: trading off temporal resolution and image noise

Journal Paper/Review - Nov 1, 2009

Units
PubMed
Doi

Citation
Leschka S, Wildermuth S, Flohr T, Scheffel H, Stolzmann P, Baumueller S, Thurnheer M, Schultes B, Schmid F, Stinn B, Alkadhi H. Dual source CT coronary angiography in severely obese patients: trading off temporal resolution and image noise. Invest Radiol 2009; 44:720-7.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Invest Radiol 2009; 44
Publication Date
Nov 1, 2009
Issn Electronic
1536-0210
Pages
720-7
Brief description/objective

To assess in severely obese patients the subjective and objective image quality parameters and to estimate the radiation dose of dual-source computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA), using 3 different protocols.