State of the art: iterative CT reconstruction techniques

LL Geyer, UJ Schoepf, FG Meinel, JW Nance Jr… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Owing to recent advances in computing power, iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms have
become a clinically viable option in computed tomographic (CT) imaging. Substantial …

Nanoparticle contrast agents for computed tomography: a focus on micelles

DP Cormode, PC Naha… - Contrast media & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Computed tomography (CT) is an X‐ray‐based whole‐body imaging technique that is
widely used in medicine. Clinically approved contrast agents for CT are iodinated small …

Computed tomography: revolutionizing the practice of medicine for 40 years

GD Rubin - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Computed tomography (CT) has had a profound effect on the practice of medicine. Both the
spectrum of clinical applications and the role that CT has played in enhancing the depth of …

How I do it: managing radiation dose in CT

WW Mayo-Smith, AK Hara, M Mahesh, DV Sahani… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Computed tomography (CT) is an imaging test that is widely used worldwide to establish
medical diagnoses and perform image-guided interventions. More recently, concern has …

Advances in CT imaging for urolithiasis

Y Andrabi, M Patino, CJ Das, B Eisner… - Indian Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Urolithiasis is a common disease with increasing prevalence worldwide and a lifetime-
estimated recurrence risk of over 50%. Imaging plays a critical role in the initial diagnosis …

CT of the abdomen with reduced tube voltage in adults: a practical approach

AR Seyal, A Arslanoglu, SF Abboud, A Sahin… - Radiographics, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Recent innovations in computed tomographic (CT) hardware and software have allowed
implementation of low tube voltage imaging into everyday CT scanning protocols in adults …

How should patients with cystine stone disease be evaluated and treated in the twenty-first century?

KH Andreassen, KV Pedersen, SS Osther, HU Jung… - Urolithiasis, 2016 - Springer
Cystinuria continues to be one of the most challenging stone diseases. During the latest
decades our knowledge of the molecular basis of cystinuria has expanded. Today 160 …

Prospective comparison of reduced-iodine-dose virtual monochromatic imaging dataset from dual-energy CT angiography with standard-iodine-dose single-energy …

MD Agrawal, GR Oliveira, SP Kalva… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to compare the image quality of reduced-iodine-
dose single-source dual-energy CT angiography (CTA) with that of standard-iodine-dose …

Improved sensitivity of computed tomography towards iodine and gold nanoparticle contrast agents via iterative reconstruction methods

AL Bernstein, A Dhanantwari, M Jurcova… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Computed tomography is a widely used medical imaging technique that has high spatial
and temporal resolution. Its weakness is its low sensitivity towards contrast media. Iterative …

Low-dose CT with automatic tube current modulation, adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction, and low tube voltage for the diagnosis of renal colic: impact of body …

A Gervaise, P Naulet, F Beuret… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of body mass index (BMI)
on dose, diagnostic performance, and image quality of a low-dose CT examination for renal …