Impact of additional mattresses in emergency CT on the automated patient centering proposed by a 3D camera: a phantom study

Abstract To assess the impact of the use of additional mattresses of different thicknesses on radiation dose and image noise based on the patient centering proposed by a 3D camera for CT. An anthropomorphic phantom was placed on mattresses of different thicknesses (from 3.5 to 13.5 cm) on the table...

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Main Authors: Joël Greffier, Julien Frandon, Hélène de Forges, Aymeric Hamard, Asmaa Belaouni, Jean Baptiste Wahl, Djamel Dabli, Jean Paul Beregi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92637-7