Reducing the radiation dose for low-dose CT of the paranasal sinuses using iterative reconstruction: Feasibility and image quality

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2246-2250

  Bulla, Stefan ^a   Blanke, Philipp ^a   Hassepass, Frederike ^a   Krauss, Tobias ^a   Winterer, Jan Thorsten ^a   Breunig, Christine ^a   Langer, Mathias ^a   Pache, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dose reduction; Head and neck; Low dose; Paranasal sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUSES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84864650287     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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