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SUBMITTER: Laqmani A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5017776 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Laqmani Azien A Kurfürst Maximillian M Butscheidt Sebastian S Sehner Susanne S Schmidt-Holtz Jakob J Behzadi Cyrus C Nagel Hans Dieter HD Adam Gerhard G Regier Marc M
PloS one 20160909 9
<h4>Purpose</h4>To assess image quality of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) at reduced radiation exposure (RD-CTPA) and contrast medium (CM) volume using two different iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms (iDose4 and iterative model reconstruction (IMR)) in comparison to filtered back projection (FBP).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>52 patients (body weight < 100 kg, mean BMI: 23.9) with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) underwent RD-CTPA (tube voltage: 80 kV; mean CTDIvol: 1.9 mGy) using 40 ml ...[more]