Noise-based tube current reduction method with iterative reconstruction for reduction of radiation exposure in coronary CT angiography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 349-355

  Shen, Junlin ^a   Du, Xiangying ^a   Guo, Daode ^a   Cao, Lizhen ^a   Gao, Yan ^a   Bai, Mei ^a   Li, Pengyu ^a   Liu, Jiabin ^a   Li, Kuncheng ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary CT angiography; Iterative reconstruction; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE BASED TUBE CURRENT REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY BURDEN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84871920983     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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