Adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction versus filtered back projection in the same patient: 64 channel liver CT image quality and patient radiation dose

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-143

  Mitsumori, Lee M ^a   Shuman, William P ^a   Busey, Janet M ^a   Kolokythas, Orpheus ^a   Koprowicz, Kent M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive statistical iterative; Filtered back projection; Image quality; Low dose CT; Radiation dose reduction; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE STATISTICAL ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILTERED BACK PROJECTION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84856855191     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2186-3     Document Type: Article

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