Dose Reduction While Preserving Diagnostic Quality in Head CT: Advancing the Application of Iterative Reconstruction Using a Live Animal Model.

Flavius D Raslau Edward J Escott J Smiley C Adams D Feigal H Ganesh Chi Wang Jie Zhang

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2019)

An approximately 60% dose reduction may be possible while preserving diagnostic quality with the appropriate dose-strength combination. This in vivo study can serve as a useful guide for translating the full implementation of iterative reconstruction in clinical practice.

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