Coronary calcium scoring with MDCT: The radiation dose to the breast and the effectiveness of bismuth breast shield

Date
2007
Author
Mihmanli, Ismail
Ozbayrak, MUSTAFA
Akman, Canan
Adaletli, Ibrahim
Yilmaz, Mehmet Halit
YASAR, Dogan
ALBAYRAM, Sait
OEZER, Harun
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Abstract
Objective: The purpose of our study was to determine the breast radiation dose during coronary calcium scoring with multidetector computerized tomography (MDCT). We also evaluated the degree of dose reduction by using a bismuth breast shield when performing coronary calcium scoring with MDCT.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/19383
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.08.012
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