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) …

Iterative reconstruction in cardiac CT

C Naoum, P Blanke, J Leipsic - Journal of cardiovascular computed …, 2015 - Elsevier
Iterative reconstruction (IR) has the ability to reduce image noise in CT without
compromising diagnostic quality, which permits a significant reduction in effective radiation …

[HTML][HTML] The role of advanced reconstruction algorithms in cardiac CT

SS Halliburton, Y Tanabe, S Partovi… - … Diagnosis and Therapy, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-linear iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms have been increasingly incorporated into
clinical cardiac CT protocols at institutions around the world. Multiple IR algorithms are …

Iterative reconstruction to preserve image quality and diagnostic accuracy at reduced radiation dose in coronary CT angiography: an intraindividual comparison

WH Yin, B Lu, N Li, L Han, ZH Hou, RZ Wu… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to determine whether a 50%-reduced radiation dose protocol
using iterative reconstruction (IR) preserves image quality and diagnostic accuracy at …

Development of an organ‐specific insert phantom generated using a 3D printer for investigations of cardiac computed tomography protocols

KA Abdullah, MF McEntee, W Reed… - Journal of medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction An ideal organ‐specific insert phantom should be able to simulate the
anatomical features with appropriate appearances in the resultant computed tomography …

Impact of iterative reconstruction on CT coronary calcium quantification

A Kurata, A Dharampal, A Dedic, PJ de Feyter… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objectives We evaluated the influence of sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction
(SAFIRE) on the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score by computed tomography (CT) …

Object shape dependency of in-plane resolution for iterative reconstruction of computed tomography

T Takata, K Ichikawa, W Mitsui, H Hayashi, K Minehiro… - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to investigate whether the in-plane resolution property of iterative
reconstruction (IR) of computed tomography (CT) data is object shape-dependent by testing …

Ultralow-radiation-dose chest CT: accuracy for lung densitometry and emphysema detection

R Wang, X Sui, UJ Schoepf, W Song… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine whether ultralow-radiation-dose
chest CT can be used for quantification of lung density and for emphysema detection in …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of chest pain protocols for electrocardiography-gated dual-source cardiothoracic CT in children and adults: the effect of tube current saturation on …

HW Goo - Korean journal of radiology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To compare radiation doses between conventional and chest pain protocols using
dual-source retrospectively electrocardiography (ECG)-gated cardiothoracic computed …

Diagnostic accuracy of coronary CT angiography: comparison of filtered back projection and iterative reconstruction with different strengths

R Wang, UJ Schoepf, R Wu, JW Nance Jr… - Journal of computer …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of coronary computed tomographic (CT)
angiography (CCTA) using filtered back projection (FBP) and sinogram-affirmed iterative …