Abdominal CT during pregnancy: a phantom study on the effect of patient centring on conceptus radiation dose and image quality.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of patient centring on conceptus radiation dose and image quality in abdominal CT during pregnancy. Material and methods: Three anthropomorphic phantoms that represent a pregnant woman at the three trimesters of gestation were subjected to a routine abdominal CT...

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Published in:European Radiology Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 911 - 922
Main Authors: Solomou, G., Papadakis, A., Damilakis, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Apr2015
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