TY - JOUR
T1 - Low-dose transaxial tomography
T2 - An alternative to computed tomography for the evaluation of anteversion of the femur during childhood
AU - Kushner, David C.
AU - Cleveland, Robert H.
AU - Ehrlich, Michael G.
AU - Zaleske, David J.
AU - DeLuca, Salvatore A.
AU - Herman, Thomas E.
AU - Webster, Edward W.
PY - 1985/12
Y1 - 1985/12
N2 - Low-dose transaxial tomography is a technique that can produce cross-sectional images of the hips and femurs in children to permit calculation of the angle of femoral anteversion. Transaxial tomography was compared with computed tomography in terms of measured radiation dose and image quality. Transaxial tomography was found to require at least 90% less radiation dose, and the images were judged to be acceptable for the determination of anteversion.
AB - Low-dose transaxial tomography is a technique that can produce cross-sectional images of the hips and femurs in children to permit calculation of the angle of femoral anteversion. Transaxial tomography was compared with computed tomography in terms of measured radiation dose and image quality. Transaxial tomography was found to require at least 90% less radiation dose, and the images were judged to be acceptable for the determination of anteversion.
KW - Anteversion
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Cross-sectional imaging
KW - Irradiation dose reductionss
KW - Transaxial tomography
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U2 - 10.1097/00004424-198512000-00016
DO - 10.1097/00004424-198512000-00016
M3 - Article
C2 - 4077450
AN - SCOPUS:0022351841
SN - 0020-9996
VL - 20
SP - 978
EP - 982
JO - Investigative Radiology
JF - Investigative Radiology
IS - 9
ER -