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- Title
MODEL-BASED ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION ENABLES THE EVALUATION OF THIN-SLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES WITHOUT DEGRADING IMAGE QUALITY OR INCREASING RADIATION DOSE.
- Authors
Aurumskjöld, Marie-Louise; Ydström, Kristina; Tingberg, Anders; Söderberg, Marcus
- Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most important modalities in a radiological department. This technique not only produces images that enable radiological reports with high diagnostic confidence, but it may also provide an elevated radiation dose to the patient. The radiation dose can be reduced by using advanced image reconstruction algorithms. This study was performed on a Brilliance iCT, equipped with iDose4 iterative reconstruction and an iterative model-based reconstruction (IMR) method. The purpose was to investigate the effect of reduced slice thickness combined with an IMR method on image quality compared with standard slice thickness with iDose4 reconstruction. The results of objective and subjective image quality evaluations showed that a thinner slice combined with IMR can improve the image quality and reduce partial volume artefacts compared with the standard slice thickness with iDose4. In conclusion, IMR enables reduction of the slice thickness while maintaining or even improving image quality versus iDose4.
- Subjects
COMPUTED tomography; TOMOGRAPHY image quality; RADIATION doses; MEDICAL protocols; MEDICAL radiography
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2016, Vol 169, Issue 1-4, p100
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncv474