American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 47-51 , January 2011

Low-dose computed tomography of the paranasal sinuses: radiation doses and reliability analysis

  • Kasim Abul-Kasim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lund, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lund, Malmö University Hospital, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden. Tel.: +46 40 33 87 90; fax: +46 40 33 87 98.
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  • Anita Strömbeck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lund, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
    • ,
  • Pernilla Sahlstrand-Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lund, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

Received 28 June 2009

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PII: S0196-0709(09)00168-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.08.004

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 47-51 , January 2011

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