Tin-filtered low-dose chest CT to quantify macroscopic calcification burden of the thoracic aorta

Christoph Schabel,Daniele Marin,Dominik Ketelsen,Alfredo E. Farjat,Georg Bier,Mario Lescan,Fabian Bamberg,Konstantin Nikolaou,Malte N. Bongers

Tin-filtered low-dose chest CT to quantify macroscopic calcification burden of the thoracic aorta

2018

Christoph Schabel
Daniele Marin
Dominik Ketelsen
Alfredo E. Farjat
Georg Bier
Mario Lescan
Fabian Bamberg
Konstantin Nikolaou
Malte N. Bongers

Objectives To compare a low-dose, tin-filtered, nonenhanced, high-pitch Sn100 kVp CT protocol (Sn100) with a standard protocol (STP) for the detection of calcifications in the ascending aorta in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery.

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Calcification
Radiology
Arteriosclerosis
CT protocol
Ascending aorta
Cardiac surgery
Medicine
Aorta
Radiation exposure
Thoracic aorta
Ultrasound
Interquartile range
Neuroradiology

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