Effect of Body Mass Index on Effective Dose in Multi Detector Computed Tomography Abdomen Using Automatic Exposure Control
The effective dose received by obese patients during abdominal CT exams with Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) is nearly double that of normal-weight patients.
Authors
- Satheesha B Nayak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1421-8222)
- Sushil Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7602-1674)
- Abhimanyu Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2910-5338)
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v34i6.9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal