Quantitative lung computed tomography (CT) provides fundamental information about lung aeration in critically ill patients. We tested a scanning protocol combining reduced number of CT slices and tube current, comparing quantitative analysis and radiation exposure to conventional CT.

Ultra-low-dose sequential computed tomography for quantitative lung aeration assessment-a translational study

Ball, Lorenzo;Brusasco, Claudia;Simonassi, Francesca;BERGAMASCHI, ALICE;Pelosi, Paolo
2017-01-01

Abstract

Quantitative lung computed tomography (CT) provides fundamental information about lung aeration in critically ill patients. We tested a scanning protocol combining reduced number of CT slices and tube current, comparing quantitative analysis and radiation exposure to conventional CT.
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