The effect of vertical centering and scout direction on automatic tube voltage selection in chest CT: a preliminary phantom study on two different CT equipments
Purpose: To determine the effect of patient’s vertical off-centering and scout direction on the function of automatic tube voltage selection (ATVS) and tube current modulation (TCM) in chest computed tomography (CT). Methods: Chest phantom was scanned with Siemens and GE CT systems using three clini...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Radiology Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047718301035 |