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Radiation Dose Reduction in Paranasal Sinus CT Using Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction

J.M. Hoxworth, D. Lal, G.P. Fletcher, A.C. Patel, M. He, R.G. Paden and A.K. Hara
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2014, 35 (4) 644-649; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3749
J.M. Hoxworth
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.M.H., G.P.F., A.C.P., R.G.P, A.K.H.)
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D. Lal
bOtolaryngology (D.L.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
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G.P. Fletcher
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.M.H., G.P.F., A.C.P., R.G.P, A.K.H.)
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A.C. Patel
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.M.H., G.P.F., A.C.P., R.G.P, A.K.H.)
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M. He
cSchool of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, (M.H.), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
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R.G. Paden
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A.K. Hara
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J.M. Hoxworth, D. Lal, G.P. Fletcher, A.C. Patel, M. He, R.G. Paden, A.K. Hara
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