Ultra-low-dose CT of the thorax using iterative reconstruction: evaluation of image quality and radiation dose reduction

Y Kim, YK Kim, BE Lee, SJ Lee… - American journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to assess the image quality and radiation dose
reduction of ultra-low-dose CT using sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE) …

Detection and size measurements of pulmonary nodules in ultra-low-dose CT with iterative reconstruction compared to low dose CT

X Sui, FG Meinel, W Song, X Xu, Z Wang… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background In this study, the accuracy of ultra-low-dose computed tomography (CT) with
iterative reconstruction (IR) for detection and measurement of pulmonary nodules was …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-low-dose chest CT with iterative reconstruction does not alter anatomical image quality

F Macri, J Greffier, FR Pereira, C Mandoul… - Diagnostic and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the effect of dose reduction with iterative reconstruction (IR) on image
quality of chest CT scan. Materials and methods Eighteen human cadavers had chest CT …

Sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction of low-dose chest CT: effect on image quality and radiation dose

MK Kalra, M Woisetschläger… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to compare sinogram-affirmed iterative
reconstruction (SAFIRE) and filtered back projection (FBP) reconstruction of chest CT …

Image quality assessment of ultra low-dose chest CT using sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction

SW Lee, Y Kim, SS Shim, JK Lee, SJ Lee, YJ Ryu… - European …, 2014 - Springer
Objectives To assess the image quality of ultra-low-dose computed tomography (ULDCT)
using sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE) compared to reduced dose CT …

Low-dose CT of the lung: potential value of iterative reconstructions

S Baumueller, A Winklehner, C Karlo, R Goetti… - European …, 2012 - Springer
Objectives To prospectively assess the impact of sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction
(SAFIRE) on image quality of nonenhanced low-dose lung CT as compared to filtered back …

Performance of ultralow-dose CT with iterative reconstruction in lung cancer screening: limiting radiation exposure to the equivalent of conventional chest X-ray …

A Huber, J Landau, L Ebner, Y Bütikofer, L Leidolt… - European …, 2016 - Springer
Objective To investigate the detection rate of pulmonary nodules in ultralow-dose CT
acquisitions. Materials and methods In this lung phantom study, 232 nodules (115 solid, 117 …

Model-based iterative reconstruction technique for ultralow-dose chest CT: comparison of pulmonary nodule detectability with the adaptive statistical iterative …

M Katsura, I Matsuda, M Akahane, K Yasaka… - Investigative …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether model-based iterative
reconstruction (MBIR) enables dose reduction over adaptive iterative reconstruction (ASIR) …

Ultralow-dose CT with tin filtration for detection of solid and sub solid pulmonary nodules: a phantom study

K Martini, K Higashigaito, BK Barth… - The British journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: To investigate the diagnostic performance of advanced modelled iterative
reconstruction (ADMIRE) to filtered back projection (FBP) when using an ultralow-dose …

Accuracy of lung nodule volumetry in low-dose CT with iterative reconstruction: an anthropomorphic thoracic phantom study

KW Doo, EY Kang, HS Yong, OH Woo… - The British Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess accuracy of lung nodule volumetry in low-
dose CT with application of iterative reconstruction (IR) according to nodule size, nodule …