Comparison of iterative model, hybrid iterative, and filtered back projection reconstruction techniques in low-dose brain CT: impact of thin-slice imaging.
Takeshi NakauraYuji IyamaMasafumi KidohKoichi YokoyamaSeitaro OdaShinichi TokuyasuKazunori HaradaYasuyuki YamashitaPublished in: Neuroradiology (2015)
IMR offers significant noise reduction and higher contrast and CNR in brain CT, especially for thin-slice images, when compared to FBP and HIR.
Keyphrases
- image quality
- low dose
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- resting state
- white matter
- high resolution
- functional connectivity
- magnetic resonance
- contrast enhanced
- cerebral ischemia
- air pollution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- optical coherence tomography
- multiple sclerosis
- positron emission tomography
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- fluorescence imaging
- photodynamic therapy