Dual source CT: cardio-pulmonary applications.
Dual source CT is a last generation scanner which allows for coronary imaging without beta-blocker because high quality images are feasible even at high heart rates. Furthermore, with this equipment, dual energy becomes possible in a single acquisition and triple rule-out imaging can be performed in clinical routine. The radiation dose remains limited in comparison with single-source CT because of different efficient mechanisms.
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Department of Radiology, Clinique Notre-Dame,Tournai, Belgium. xavier.hamoir@skynet.be
Salovic
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Bouziane
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Kirsch
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D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*