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CT dose management of adult patients with unknown body weight using an effective diameter

Fukunaga et al., 2021

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13211639632020656216
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Fukunaga M
Matsubara K
Ichikawa S
Mitsui H
Yamamoto H
Miyati T
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European Journal of Radiology

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Purpose To assess the usefulness of effective diameter (D eff) for CT dose management of adult patients with unknown body weight. Methods A total of 642 adult patients whose height and weight had been measured before CT examination (chest CT using Aquilion Prime SP …
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