Impact of Morphotype on Image Quality and Diagnostic Performance of Ultra-Low-Dose Chest CT.

Anne-Claire OrtliebAissam LabaniFrançois SeveracMi-Young JeungCatherine RoyMickael Ohana

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

Despite a negative correlation between the BMI and the image quality of a ULD chest CT, we did not find a correlation between the BMI and the diagnostic performance of the examination, suggesting a possible use of the ULD protocol in obese patients.

Keyphrases

image quality
obese patients
low dose
bariatric surgery
computed tomography
dual energy
body mass index
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
weight gain
randomized controlled trial
high dose
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
physical activity
magnetic resonance