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OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to compare image quality for abdominal computed tomographic (CT) images acquired at 200 and 50 mA s and reconstructed with image-based iterative reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this institutional review board-approved prospective study, 22 patients (mean [SD] age, 64.3 [14.4] years; male-female ratio, 12:10) gave informed consent for acquisition of additional abdominal CT images on 64-slice multi-detector CT (MDCT) (Siemens Definition Flash). Standard-dose images were acquired at 200 quality reference mA s, whereas low-dose images were acquired at 50 mA s (all series: 120 kV; 5-mm section thickness; pitch, 0.9:1). The low-dose images were reconstructed with a nonlinear 3-dimensional iterative image reconstruction (3D-IIR) (SafeCT; MedicVision, Tirat Carmel, Israel) (4 settings, namely, A1, A2, A3, and A4) and were assessed by 3 abdominal radiologists for lesion detection, image noise, and visibility of small structures. CATPHAN 500 was scanned at the respective doses to obtain noise spectral density and modulation transfer function. RESULTS:Subjective image noise was unacceptable at 50-mA s filtered back projection and improved to average in 50-mA s A1 and minimal or no noise in 50-mA s A4. However, the visibility of small structures was similar to standard-dose filtered back projection images on 50-mA s A2. Objective image noise was reduced to 66% for the 50-mA s 3D-IIR images (9.08 [2.3]/26.75 [6.8]). The modulation transfer function curve demonstrated resolution improvement in the low-dose images with the 3D-IIR technique, whereas the noise spectral density curve confirmed noise suppression in the 50-mA s 3D-IIR images. CONCLUSIONS:Three-dimensional iterative image reconstruction helps to lower image noise without affecting the visibility of small structures at "moderate" settings. Diagnostically acceptable abdominal CT examinations can be acquired at 75% lower-radiation dose with the help of the image-based iterative reconstruction technique.
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J Comput Assist Tomogrjournal_title
Journal of computer assisted tomographyauthors
Pourjabbar S,Singh S,Singh AK,Johnston RP,Shenoy-Bhangle AS,Do S,Padole A,Blake MA,Persson A,Kalra MKdoi
10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182a17629subject
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2014-01-01 00:00:00pages
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00004728-201401000-00020journal_volume
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journal_title:Journal of computer assisted tomography
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journal_title:Journal of computer assisted tomography
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journal_title:Journal of computer assisted tomography
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journal_title:Journal of computer assisted tomography
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更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of computer assisted tomography
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