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Patient dose in cardiac computed tomography

Cynthia H McCollough1

  • 1Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. mccollough.cynthia@mayo.edu

Herz
|March 5, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Physicians need to understand radiation doses from cardiac CT scans. This article explains dose quantities and provides estimates for coronary artery calcium imaging and angiography using electron beam CT (EBCT) and multi-detector row CT (MDCT).

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