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Abdominal Compression: A New Technique for Improved Computed Tomographic Images
- Source :
- Radiology. 132:751-752
- Publication Year :
- 1979
- Publisher :
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), 1979.
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Abstract
- A technique utilizing abdominal compression during CT scanning with resultant improvement in image quality is described. Advantages included decrease or elimination of streak artifacts; differentiation of nonopacified bowel from other soft tissue densities; and better delineation of tissue planes.
- Subjects :
- Radiography, Abdominal
medicine.medical_specialty
Image quality
business.industry
Posture
Streak
Soft tissue
Industrial computed tomography
Abdominal compression
Computed tomographic
Intestines
Radiographic Image Enhancement
Methods
Pressure
medicine
Humans
Peristalsis
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Computed tomography technique
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Nuclear medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15271315 and 00338419
- Volume :
- 132
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Radiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....91fa1cdd953d0a125669c0268c4a3ea5
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1148/132.3.751