A low-dose CT-pelvimetry
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 57 (673) , 35-37
- https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-57-673-35
Abstract
The suitability of CT for pelvimetry was studied. For accurate measurement of the true conjugate and interspinous diameter, a lateral topogram and an axial CT slice were taken. The radiation dose was reduced from 1 mGy (in conventional system) to 0.1-0.2 mGy.Keywords
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