Radiation dose and image quality with new protocol in lower extremity computed tomography angiography.

Nicolò SchicchiMarco FoganteMatteo OlivaPaolo Esposto PiraniGiacomo AgliataGian Marco GiuseppettiAndrea Giovagnoni

Published in: La Radiologia medica (2018)

Lower extremity CTA with DSCT flash caudo-cranial acquisition allows lower radiation dose with higher IVA, SNR, CNR and better image quality for small arteries below the knee than SSCT cranio-caudal acquisition.

Keyphrases

image quality
computed tomography
total knee arthroplasty
randomized controlled trial
dual energy
knee osteoarthritis
magnetic resonance imaging
anterior cruciate ligament
magnetic resonance
blood flow