Comparison of image quality between filtered back-projection and the adaptive statistical and novel model-based iterative reconstruction techniques in abdominal CT for renal calculi

Insights into Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 661-669

  Vardhanabhuti, Varut ^a,b   Ilyas, Sumaira ^a   Gutteridge, Catherine ^a   Freeman, Simon J ^a   Roobottom, Carl A ^a,b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Image enhancement; Image processing; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884559428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18694101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0273-5     Document Type: Article

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