EuroSafe Imaging 2016 / ESI-0006
High Pitch Imaging of Paranasal Sinus CT Examinations: Image Quality and Radiation Dose
Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2016
Keywords:
Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality, Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
Authors:
K. K. Oguz, T. Cankurtaran, O. Akça, E. Akpinar, A. Güneş, E. Bulut, B. Ozgen Mocan
DOI:
10.1594/esi2016/ESI-0006
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