Radiation dose reduction using 100-kVp and a sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction algorithm in adolescent head CT: Impact on grey–white matter contrast and image noise

Yasunori Nagayama,Takeshi Nakaura,Akinori Tsuji,Joji Urata,Mitsuhiro Furusawa,Hideaki Yuki,Kenichiro Hirarta,Masafumi Kidoh,Seitaro Oda,Daisuke Utsunomiya,Yasuyuki Yamashita

Radiation dose reduction using 100-kVp and a sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction algorithm in adolescent head CT: Impact on grey–white matter contrast and image noise

2017

Yasunori Nagayama
Takeshi Nakaura
Akinori Tsuji
Joji Urata
Mitsuhiro Furusawa
Hideaki Yuki
Kenichiro Hirarta
Masafumi Kidoh
Seitaro Oda
Daisuke Utsunomiya
Yasuyuki Yamashita

Objectives To retrospectively evaluate the image quality and radiation dose of 100-kVp scans with sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (IR) for unenhanced head CT in adolescents.

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Radiology
White matter
Radiation
Image quality
Iterative reconstruction
Radiation protection
Cranial Irradiation
Image processing
Medicine
Nuclear medicine
Image noise
tomography x ray computed
radiation dose

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