Tomography, Spiral Computed

Known as: Computer Assisted Tomography, Spiral, CT spiral, Computed Tomography, Spiral 
A method of computed tomography (CT) that uses continuous rotation of the X-ray tube and continuous transport of the patient through the scanning… (More)
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Cancer risk in 680 000 people exposed to computed tomography scans in childhood or adolescence: data linkage study of 11 million Australians
OBJECTIVE To assess the cancer risk in children and adolescents following exposure to low dose ionising radiation from diagnostic… (More)
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2006
Review
2006
Diagnostic performance of multislice spiral computed tomography of coronary arteries as compared with conventional invasive coronary angiography: a meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVES This study was designed to define the current role of multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) for the diagnosis… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Diagnostic accuracy of noninvasive coronary angiography using 64-slice spiral computed tomography.
OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations.
Users of clinical practice guidelines and other recommendations need to know how much confidence they can place in the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Accuracy of multidetector spiral computed tomography in identifying and differentiating the composition of coronary atherosclerotic plaques: a comparative study with intracoronary ultrasound.
OBJECTIVES We evaluated the accuracy of contrast-enhanced multidetector spiral computed tomography (MDCT) for the noninvasive… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Detection of coronary artery stenoses with thin-slice multi-detector row spiral computed tomography and multiplanar reconstruction.
BACKGROUND We analyzed the accuracy of multi-detector row spiral computed tomography (MDCT) using a 16-slice CT scanner with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Detection of calcified and noncalcified coronary atherosclerotic plaque by contrast-enhanced, submillimeter multidetector spiral computed tomography: a segment-based comparison with intravascular…
BACKGROUND We investigated the ability of multidetector spiral computed tomography (MDCT) to detect atherosclerotic plaque in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Reliable noninvasive coronary angiography with fast submillimeter multislice spiral computed tomography.
BACKGROUND Multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) is a promising technique for noninvasive coronary angiography, although… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Detection of coronary artery stenoses by contrast-enhanced, retrospectively electrocardiographically-gated, multislice spiral computed tomography.
BACKGROUND Multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) with retrospectively ECG-gated image reconstruction permits coronary… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Mass screening for lung cancer with mobile spiral computed tomography scanner
BACKGROUND The incidence of and mortality from lung cancer have increased steadily. Most lung cancers are not localised when… (More)
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