Sinogram affirmed iterative reconstruction in head CT: Improvement of objective and subjective image quality with concomitant radiation dose reduction

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1431-1435

  Korn, A ^a   Bender, B ^a   Fenchel, M ^a   Spira, D ^a   Schabel, C ^a   Thomas, C ^a   Flohr, T ^b   Claussen, C D ^a   Bhadelia, R ^c   Ernemann, U ^a   Brodoefel, H ^a,c  

^a Department of Diagnostic und Interventional Neuroradiology ^*  (Germany)

^b Siemens Medical Solutions   (Germany)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Head CT; Image quality; Iterative reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; FEMALE; FILTERED BACK PROJECTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SINOGRAM AFFIRMED ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION IN HEAD;

EID: 84881152987     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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