The impact of pitch values on image quality and radiation dose in an abdominal adult phantom using CT

Poster: "ECR 2017 / C-2755 / The impact of pitch values on image quality and radiation dose in an abdominal adult phantom using CT" by: "L. J. O. Lanca1, P. Barros2, R. D'Agostini Derech2, D. Higgins3, M. A. Kleiker4, S. Liardet5, I. M. Lovlien6, K. McNally7, M. Thevenaz5, P. Hogg3; 1Lisbon/PT, 2Florianopolis/BR, 3Salford/UK, 4Groningen/NL, 5Lausanne/CH, 6Oslo/NO, 7Dublin/IE"

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