Open AccessNew patient-controlled abdominal compression method in radiography: radiation dose and image quality
Author(s) -
Oili Piippo-Huotari,
Eva Norrman,
Agneta AnderzénCarlsson,
Håkan Geijer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta radiologica open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2058-4601
DOI - 10.1177/2058460118772863
Subject(s) - image quality , medicine , radiation dose , radiography , compression (physics) , nuclear medicine , radiology , prone position , image compression , medical physics , computer vision , image processing , computer science , materials science , image (mathematics) , composite material
Patient-controlled compression gave similar dose levels as conventional compression and lower than prone compression. Image quality was similar with both patient-controlled and conventional compression and was judged to be better than in the prone position.
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