Image quality and radiation dose of lower extremity CT angiography using 70 kVp, high pitch acquisition and sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction.

Image quality and radiation dose of lower extremity CT angiography using 70 kVp, high pitch acquisition and sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess image quality and radiation dose of lower extremity CT angiography (CTA) with 70 kVp, high pitch acquisition and sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE). METHODS: Lower extremity CTAs were performed on 44 patients: 22 patients were exam...

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Main Authors: Li Qi, Felix G Meinel, Chang Sheng Zhou, Yan E Zhao, U Joseph Schoepf, Long Jiang Zhang, Guang Ming Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4051648?pdf=render

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