Effect of reduced z-axis scan coverage on diagnostic performance and radiation dose of neck computed tomography in patients with suspected cervical abscess

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of reduced z-axis scan coverage on diagnostic performance and radiation dose of neck CT in patients with suspected cervical abscess. METHODS: Fifty-one patients with suspected cervical abscess were included and underwent contrast-enhanced neck CT on a 2(nd) or 3(rd) g...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Weiss, Jakob, Maurer, Michael, Ketelsen, Dominik, Notohamiprodjo, Mike, Zinsser, Dominik, Wichmann, Julian L., Nikolaou, Konstantin, Bamberg, Fabian, Othman, Ahmed E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5498060/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28678820
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180671
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