Iterative image reconstruction and its role in cardiothoracic computed tomography

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 355-367

  Singh, Sarabjeet ^a   Khawaja, Ranish Deedar Ali ^a   Pourjabbar, Sarvenaz ^a   Padole, Atul ^a   Lira, Diego ^a   Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac computed tomography radiation dose optimization; iterative reconstruction algorithm; low dose chest computed tomography; radiation dose reduction

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FILTERED BACK PROJECTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; ITERATIVE IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; MODEL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84887265265     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: 15360237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000054     Document Type: Review

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