Radiation dose reduction via sinogram affirmed iterative reconstruction and automatic tube voltage modulation (CARE kV) in abdominal CT

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 886-893

  Shin, Hyun Joo ^a   Chung, Yong Eun ^a   Lee, Young Han ^a   Choi, Jin Young ^a   Park, Mi Suk ^a   Kim, Myeong Jin ^a   Kim, Ki Whang ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Iterative reconstruction; Radiation dose reduction; Tube voltage modulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC TUBE VOLTAGE MODULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODULATION; NOISE; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINOGRAM AFFIRMED ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; TUBE VOLTAGE MODULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84892848135     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2013.14.6.886     Document Type: Article

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