Computed tomography of the chest with model-based iterative reconstruction using a radiation exposure similar to chest X-ray examination: Preliminary observations

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 360-366

  Neroladaki, Angeliki ^a   Botsikas, Diomidis ^a   Boudabbous, Sana ^a   Becker, Christoph D ^a   Montet, Xavier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chest; Computed tomography; Low dose; Model based iterative reconstruction (MBIR); Pulmonary nodules

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NOISE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878598953     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2627-7     Document Type: Article

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