State of the art: iterative CT reconstruction techniques

LL Geyer, UJ Schoepf, FG Meinel, JW Nance Jr… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Owing to recent advances in computing power, iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms have
become a clinically viable option in computed tomographic (CT) imaging. Substantial …

Iterative reconstruction techniques for computed tomography Part 1: technical principles

MJ Willemink, PA de Jong, T Leiner, LM de Heer… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objectives To explain the technical principles of and differences between commercially
available iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms for computed tomography (CT) in non …

Iterative reconstruction techniques for computed tomography part 2: initial results in dose reduction and image quality

MJ Willemink, T Leiner, PA de Jong, LM de Heer… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objectives To present the results of a systematic literature search aimed at determining to
what extent the radiation dose can be reduced with iterative reconstruction (IR) for …

Advances in computed tomography imaging technology

DT Ginat, R Gupta - Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Computed tomography (CT) is an essential tool in diagnostic imaging for evaluating many
clinical conditions. In recent years, there have been several notable advances in CT …

CT scan parameters and radiation dose: practical advice for radiologists

SP Raman, M Mahesh, RV Blasko… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Elsevier
Although there has been increasing recognition of the importance of reducing radiation dose
when performing multidetector CT examinations, the increasing complexity of CT scanner …

CT dose reduction applications: available tools on the latest generation of CT scanners

SP Raman, PT Johnson, S Deshmukh… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Elsevier
Increasing concerns about radiation dose have led CT manufacturers to further develop
radiation dose reduction tools in the latest generation of CT scanners. These tools include …

Feasibility of multi‐contrast imaging on dual‐source photon counting detector (PCD) CT: An initial phantom study

S Tao, K Rajendran, CH McCollough, S Leng - Medical physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Photon‐counting‐detector‐computed tomography (PCD‐CT) allows separation of
multiple, simultaneously imaged contrast agents, such as iodine (I), gadolinium (Gd), and …

Six iterative reconstruction algorithms in brain CT: a phantom study on image quality at different radiation dose levels

A Löve, ML Olsson, R Siemund… - The British journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To evaluate the image quality produced by six different iterative reconstruction
(IR) algorithms in four CT systems in the setting of brain CT, using different radiation dose …

Lens dose in routine head CT: comparison of different optimization methods with anthropomorphic phantoms

U Nikupaavo, T Kaasalainen… - American journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to study different optimization methods for
reducing eye lens dose in head CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Two anthropomorphic …

An improved index of image quality for task-based performance of CT iterative reconstruction across three commercial implementations

O Christianson, JJS Chen, Z Yang, G Saiprasad… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To develop and validate a metric of computed tomographic (CT) image quality that
incorporates the noise texture and resolution properties of an image. Materials and Methods …