Acquisition time, radiation dose, subjective and objective image quality of dual-source CT scanners in acute pulmonary embolism: a comparative study.
Waleed AbdellatifEric EsslingerKevin KobesAmanda WongJennifer PowellIsmail Tawakol AliGordon AndrewsSavvas NicolaouPublished in: European radiology (2020)
• The 3rd-generation DSCT scanner provides an improved image quality, less perceived artifacts, and lower radiation dose in comparison with the 2nd-generation DSCT, when operating in dual-energy (DE) mode. • The 3.4-times-faster 3rd-generation DSCT scanner can be of particular value in patients with chronic lung diseases or breathing difficulties that prevent adequate breathhold.
Keyphrases
- image quality
- dual energy
- pulmonary embolism
- computed tomography
- inferior vena cava
- liver failure
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- physical activity
- social support
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- hepatitis b virus
- respiratory failure
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- clinical evaluation