A low dose simulation tool for CT systems with energy integrating detectors

S Žabić, Q Wang, T Morton, KM Brown - Medical physics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: This paper introduces a new strategy for simulating low‐dose computed
tomography (CT) scans using real scans of a higher dose as an input. The tool is verified …

Accurate image domain noise insertion in CT images

SE Divel, NJ Pelc - IEEE transactions on medical imaging, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tools to simulate lower dose, noisy computed tomography (CT) images from existing data
enable protocol optimization by quantifying the trade-off between patient dose and image …

Realistic simulation of reduced‐dose CT with noise modeling and sinogram synthesis using DICOM CT images

C Won Kim, JH Kim - Medical physics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Reducing the patient dose while maintaining the diagnostic image quality during
CT exams is the subject of a growing number of studies, in which simulations of reduced …

Low‐dose preview for patient‐specific, task‐specific technique selection in cone‐beam CT

AS Wang, JW Stayman, Y Otake, S Vogt… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: A method is presented for generating simulated low‐dose cone‐beam CT (CBCT)
preview images from which patient‐and task‐specific minimum‐dose protocols can be …

Imaging results of multi-modal ultrasound computerized tomography system designed for breast diagnosis

KJ Opieliński, P Pruchnicki, T Gudra… - … Medical Imaging and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Nowadays, in the era of common computerization, transmission and reflection methods are
intensively developed in addition to improving classical ultrasound methods (US) for …

Low-dose x-ray CT simulation from an available higher-dose scan

M Elhamiasl, J Nuyts - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In computed tomography (CT)-imaging an optimal compromise between the radiation
burden and the image quality for the imaging task is needed. Lower-dose CT is desirable …

Validation of a low dose simulation technique for computed tomography images

D Muenzel, T Koehler, K Brown, S Žabić, AA Fingerle… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Evaluation of a new software tool for generation of simulated low-dose computed
tomography (CT) images from an original higher dose scan. Materials and Methods Original …

Ultrasound transmission tomography imaging of structure of breast elastography phantom compared to US, CT and MRI

K Opieliński, P Pruchnicki, T Gudra… - Archives of …, 2013 - acoustics.ippt.pan.pl
The paper presents an analysis of the results of ultrasound transmission tomography (UTT)
imaging of the internal structure of a breast elastography phantom used for biopsy training …

Simulation of scanner-and patient-specific low-dose CT imaging from existing CT images

RE Naziroglu, VF van Ravesteijn, LJ van Vliet… - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Simulating low-dose Computed Tomography (CT) facilitates in-silico
studies into the required dose for a diagnostic task. Conventionally, low-dose CT images are …

Protocol optimization for functional cardiac CT imaging using noise emulation in the raw data domain

Z Yin, P Wu, A Manohar, ER McVeigh… - Medical Physics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Four‐dimensional (4D) wide coverage computed tomography (CT) is
an effective imaging modality for measuring the mechanical function of the myocardium …