Does body mass index outperform body weight as a surrogate parameter in the calculation of size-specific dose estimates in adult body CT?

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of body mass index (BMI) in comparison with body weight as a surrogate parameter for the calculation of size-specific dose estimates (SSDEs) in thoracoabdominal CT. METHODS: 401 CT examinations in 235 patients (196 chest, 205 abdomen; 95 females, 140 males; age 62.5 ± ...

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Publicado no:Br J Radiol
Main Authors: Boos, Johannes, Lanzman, Rotem S, Heusch, Philipp, Aissa, Joel, Schleich, Christoph, Thomas, Christoph, Sawicki, Lino M, Antoch, Gerald, Kröpil, Patric
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: The British Institute of Radiology. 2016
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4986493/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26693878
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20150734
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