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ArticleRadiological physics and technology2013

Feasibility of low-radiation-dose CT for abdominal examinations with hybrid iterative reconstruction algorithm: low-contrast phantom study.

Masatoshi Kondo, Masamitsu Hatakenaka, Ko Higuchi, Taisuke Fujioka, Takashi Shirasaka, Yasuhiko Nakamura, Katsumasa Nakamura, Takashi Yoshiura, Hiroshi Honda

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Masatoshi KondoDepartment of Medical Technology, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. m-kondo@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Masamitsu Hatakenaka
Ko Higuchi
Taisuke Fujioka
Takashi Shirasaka
Yasuhiko Nakamura
Katsumasa Nakamura
Takashi Yoshiura
Hiroshi Honda

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Abstract

Our purpose in this study was to evaluate the image quality of low-radiation-dose CT using hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR), and to compare the results with those of filtered back projection (FBP) at routine doses. We measured the mean values and standard deviation of the CT numbers within and outside a 15-mm low-contrast object cylinder at 1.0% contrast level. The noise reduction levels of the HIR were 1 (weak) to 7 (strong). Visual inspection of the low-contrast detectability was done by six radiologic technologists. The low-contrast detectability of the cylinder at the 1.0% contrast level with HIR at all mAs levels was equal to that obtained with FBP, and thus the use of HIR did not result in any improvement of low-contrast detectability.

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AlgorithmsPhantoms, ImagingRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRadiography, AbdominalTomography, X-Ray ComputedFeasibility StudiesHumansRadiation Dosage

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