State of the art in abdominal CT: the limits of iterative reconstruction algorithms

A Mileto, LS Guimaraes, CH McCollough, JG Fletcher… - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
The development and widespread adoption of iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms for CT
have greatly facilitated the contemporary practice of radiation dose reduction during …

Diagnostic Reference Levels based on clinical indications in computed tomography: a literature review

G Paulo, J Damilakis, V Tsapaki, AA Schegerer… - Insights into …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background In August 2017, the European Commission awarded the “European
Study on Clinical Diagnostic Reference levels for X-ray Medical Imaging” project to the …

Reduced-dose deep learning reconstruction for abdominal CT of liver metastases

CT Jensen, S Gupta, MM Saleh, X Liu, VK Wong… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Assessment of liver lesions is constrained as CT radiation doses are lowered;
evidence suggests deep learning reconstructions mitigate such effects. Purpose To evaluate …

International variation in radiation dose for computed tomography examinations: prospective cohort study

R Smith-Bindman, Y Wang, P Chu, R Chung… - Bmj, 2019 - bmj.com
Objective To determine patient, institution, and machine characteristics that contribute to
variation in radiation doses used for computed tomography (CT). Design Prospective cohort …

Added value of ultra–low-dose computed tomography, dose equivalent to chest x-ray radiography, for diagnosing chest pathology

LJM Kroft, L van der Velden, IH Girón… - Journal of thoracic …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical value of ultra–low-dose
computed tomography (ULDCT) compared with chest x-ray radiography (CXR) for …

US diagnostic reference levels and achievable doses for 10 pediatric CT examinations

KM Kanal, PF Butler, MB Chatfield, J Wells, E Samei… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) and achievable doses (ADs) were
developed for the 10 most commonly performed pediatric CT examinations in the United …

ICRP publication 147: use of dose quantities in radiological protection

JD Harrison, M Balonov, F Bochud… - Annals of the …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The central dose quantities used in radiological protection are absorbed dose, equivalent
dose, and effective dose. The concept of effective dose was developed by the International …

Reduction of metal artifacts and improvement in dose efficiency using photon-counting detector computed tomography and tin filtration

W Zhou, DJ Bartlett, FE Diehn… - Investigative …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the impact on metal artifacts and dose
efficiency of using a tin filter in combination with high-energy threshold (TH) images of a …

Milestones in CT: past, present, and future

CH McCollough, PS Rajiah - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
In 1971, the first patient CT examination by Ambrose and Hounsfield paved the way for not
only volumetric imaging of the brain but of the entire body. From the initial 5-minute scan for …

Use of artificial intelligence in computed tomography dose optimisation

CH McCollough, S Leng - Annals of the ICRP, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming almost every aspect of modern society,
including medical imaging. In computed tomography (CT), AI holds the promise of enabling …