This study is being performed to confirm that the new technique, Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction (MBIR) with reduced radiation dose can deliver equivalent image quality for CT scans compared to current techniques (Filtered Back Projection with Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction (FBP with ASiR) and also to demonstrate that MBIR can improve general image quality characteristics at equivalent radiation dose levels.
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Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
92
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Miwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Evidence for reduced x-ray radiation exposure for applicable patient indications
Ultra-low radiation dose images reconstructed with MBIR yield similar anatomic and pathologic information compared to routine radiation dose images reconstructed with Filtered Back Projection (FBP) in the central nervous system (CNS), thorax, and abdomen.
Time frame: Side by side comparison once both scans have been performed
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