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Diagnostic accuracy of coronary CT angiography using 3rd-generation dual-source CT and automated tube voltage selection: Clinical application in a non-obese and obese patient population.

Stefanie MangoldJulian L WichmannJoseph Uwe SchoepfDamiano CarusoChristian TescheDaniel H SteinbergAkos Varga-SzemesAndrew C StubenrauchRichard R BayerMatthew BiancalanaKonstantin NikolaouCarlo N De Cecco
Published in: European radiology (2016)
• Coronary CTA provides high diagnostic accuracy in non-obese and obese patients. • Diagnostic accuracy between obese and non-obese patients showed no significant difference. • <120 kV studies were performed in 44 % of obese patients. • Current radiation dose-saving approaches can be applied independent of body habitus.
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