Radiation Dose Reduction in Pediatric Cardiac Computed Tomography: Experience from a Tertiary Medical Center

Brian B. Ghoshhajra1, Ashley M. Lee1, Leif Christopher Engel1, Csilla Celeng1, Mannudeep K. Kalra1, Thomas J. Brady1, Udo Hoffmann1, Sjirk J. Westra1, Suhny Abbara1
1Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

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