Mar 18, 2020

Comparison of conventional chest x ray with a novel projection technique for ultra-low dose CT

Medical physics
Sean Carey, Sonja Kandel, Christin Farrell, John Kavanagh, TaeBong Chung, William Hamilton, Patrik Rogalla
CONCLUSION: Thoracic tomograms were found to be diagnostically superior to CXR for focal lung disease, at no increased radiation dose. The thoracic tomogram presents an opportunity to improve the standard-of-care for patients who would otherwise receive a conventional CXR.