A limit on dose reduction possible with CT reconstruction algorithms without prior knowledge of the scan subject - Hsieh, Scott S.; Chesler, David A.; Fleischmann, Dominik; Pelc, Norbert J. (Medical physics (Lancaster), 2016)
Keywords: Acoustic noise measurement; Algorithms; Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers; Computed tomography; Computerised tomographs; computerised tomography; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING (IONIZING AND NON-IONIZING); Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications; dose reduction; dosimetry; Dosimetry/exposure assessment; Humans; Image data processing or generation, in general; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; image reconstruction; iterative reconstruction; least mean squares methods; low contrast detectability; Medical image contrast; Medical image noise; medical image processing; Medical image reconstruction; noise power spectrum; Numerical optimization; optimisation; Radiation Dosage; Reconstruction; Scintigraphy; Statistical analysis; statistical reconstruction; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; X‐ray detectors; X‐ray imaging; low contrast detectability; dose reduction; iterative reconstruction; noise power spectrum; statistical reconstruction