A Comparative Study of CTDI and the Effective Dose and the SNR according to the Area in the Abdominal CT
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Choi, Sung-Jun
(Department of Radiologic Science, Shinhan University)
Kang, Jun-Guk (Department of Radiologic Science, Shinhan University) Kim, Su-In (Department of Radiologic Science, Shinhan University) Kim, Youn-Ho (Department of Radiologic Science, Shinhan University) Lee, Do-Gyeong (Department of Radiologic Science, Shinhan University) Jung, Jin-Gyung (Department of Radiologic Science, Shinhan University) Cho, Ar-A (Department of Radiologic Science, Shinhan University) Jang, Jae-Hyeok (Department of Radiologic Science, Shinhan University) Kweon, Dae-Cheol (Department of Radiologic Science, Shinhan University) |
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