Impact of a 4th generation iterative reconstruction technique on image quality in low-dose computed tomography of the chest in immunocompromised patients

RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren

Volumn 185, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 749-757

  Laqmani, A ^a   Buhk, J H ^a   Henes, F O ^a   Klink, T ^a   Sehner, S ^a   Von Schultzendorff, H C ^a   Hammerle, D ^a   Nagel, H D ^b   Adam, G ^a   Regier, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Dr HD Nagel Science and Technology for Radiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

chest; image quality; iterative reconstruction; low dose computed tomography; radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LUNG LESION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIOLOGIST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA; RADIATION DOSAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883455268     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: 14389010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1335577     Document Type: Article

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