80-kVp CT using iterative reconstruction in image space algorithm for the detection of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma: Phantom and initial clinical experience

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-164

  Hur, Saebeom ^a   Lee, Jeong Min ^a   Kim, Soo Jin ^a   Park, Ji Hoon ^a   Han, Joon Koo ^a   Choi, Byung Ihn ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

80 kVp; Computed tomography; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Image quality; Iterative reconstruction; Low tube voltage

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STANDARD; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 84930474339     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.2.152     Document Type: Article

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