State of the art in abdominal CT: the limits of iterative reconstruction algorithms
A Mileto, LS Guimaraes, CH McCollough, JG Fletcher… - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
The development and widespread adoption of iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms for CT
have greatly facilitated the contemporary practice of radiation dose reduction during …
have greatly facilitated the contemporary practice of radiation dose reduction during …
Artifact suppressed dictionary learning for low-dose CT image processing
Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) images are often severely degraded by amplified
mottle noise and streak artifacts. These artifacts are often hard to suppress without …
mottle noise and streak artifacts. These artifacts are often hard to suppress without …
Improving abdomen tumor low-dose CT images using a fast dictionary learning based processing
In abdomen computed tomography (CT), repeated radiation exposures are often inevitable
for cancer patients who receive surgery or radiotherapy guided by CT images. Low-dose …
for cancer patients who receive surgery or radiotherapy guided by CT images. Low-dose …
DPIR-Net: Direct PET image reconstruction based on the Wasserstein generative adversarial network
Positron emission tomography (PET) is an advanced medical imaging technique widely
used in various clinical applications, such as tumor detection and neurologic disorders …
used in various clinical applications, such as tumor detection and neurologic disorders …
Methods for clinical evaluation of noise reduction techniques in abdominopelvic CT
Most noise reduction methods involve nonlinear processes, and objective evaluation of
image quality can be challenging, since image noise cannot be fully characterized on the …
image quality can be challenging, since image noise cannot be fully characterized on the …
Artifact correction in low‐dose dental CT imaging using Wasserstein generative adversarial networks
Purpose In recent years, health risks concerning high‐dose x‐ray radiation have become a
major concern in dental computed tomography (CT) examinations. Therefore, adopting low …
major concern in dental computed tomography (CT) examinations. Therefore, adopting low …
Dual-energy liver CT: effect of monochromatic imaging on lesion detection, conspicuity, and contrast-to-noise ratio of hypervascular lesions on late arterial phase
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of use of dual-energy CT
monochromatic imaging in the late hepatic arterial phase on hyperenhancing focal lesion …
monochromatic imaging in the late hepatic arterial phase on hyperenhancing focal lesion …
Perspective on radiation risk in CT imaging
JG Fletcher, JM Kofler, JA Coburn, DH Bruining… - Abdominal …, 2013 - Springer
Awareness of and communication about issues related to radiation dose are beneficial for
patients, clinicians, and radiology departments. Initiating and facilitating discussions of the …
patients, clinicians, and radiology departments. Initiating and facilitating discussions of the …
Automatic selection of tube potential for radiation dose reduction in vascular and contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic CT
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of a novel automatic tube
potential selection tool to reduce radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic quality in CT …
potential selection tool to reduce radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic quality in CT …
Superior objective and subjective image quality of deep learning reconstruction for low-dose abdominal CT imaging in comparison with model-based iterative …
A Tamura, E Mukaida, Y Ota, M Kamata… - The British Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective: This study aimed to conduct objective and subjective comparisons of image
quality among abdominal computed tomography (CT) reconstructions with deep learning …
quality among abdominal computed tomography (CT) reconstructions with deep learning …