A multi-institutional assessment of low-dose protocols in chest computed tomography: Dose and image quality.

Elena TonkopiMercy Afadzi TettehCatherine GunnHaseem AshrafSigrid Lia RustenPerkhah SafiNora Suu TinsoeKylie ColfordOlivia OuelletSalma NaimiSafora Johansen

Published in: Acta radiologica open (2024)

The observed variations in dose and image quality measurements, even within the same hospitals and between identical scanner models, indicate a potential for protocol optimization in the involved hospitals in both countries.

Keyphrases

image quality
computed tomography
low dose
dual energy
healthcare
positron emission tomography
randomized controlled trial
high dose
magnetic resonance imaging
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