Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 10 , Pages 1259-1266 , October 2010

Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction Technique for Pulmonary CT: Image Quality of the Cadaveric Lung on Standard- and Reduced-Dose CT

  • Masahiro Yanagawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita-city, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: M.Y.
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  • Osamu Honda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita-city, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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  • Shigeyuki Yoshida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Minoh City Hospital, Minoh-city, Osaka, Japan
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  • Ayano Kikuyama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita-city, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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  • Atsuo Inoue, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita-city, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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  • Hiromitsu Sumikawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita-city, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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  • Mitsuhiro Koyama, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita-city, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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  • Noriyuki Tomiyama, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita-city, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

Received 31 March 2010 ,Accepted 19 May 2010.

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PII: S1076-6332(10)00293-X

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.05.014

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 10 , Pages 1259-1266 , October 2010

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