Ultra-High-Resolution Computed Tomography of the Lung: Image Quality of a Prototype Scanner.

PURPOSE:The image noise and image quality of a prototype ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (U-HRCT) scanner was evaluated and compared with those of conventional high-resolution CT (C-HRCT) scanners. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study was approved by the institutional review board. A U-HRCT sc...

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Main Authors: Ryutaro Kakinuma, Noriyuki Moriyama, Yukio Muramatsu, Shiho Gomi, Masahiro Suzuki, Hirobumi Nagasawa, Masahiko Kusumoto, Tomohiko Aso, Yoshihisa Muramatsu, Takaaki Tsuchida, Koji Tsuta, Akiko Miyagi Maeshima, Naobumi Tochigi, Shun-Ichi Watanabe, Naoki Sugihara, Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Yasuo Saito, Masahiro Kazama, Kazuto Ashizawa, Kazuo Awai, Osamu Honda, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Naoya Koizumi, Daisuke Komoto, Hiroshi Moriya, Seitaro Oda, Yasuji Oshiro, Masahiro Yanagawa, Noriyuki Tomiyama, Hisao Asamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4564227?pdf=render