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Dose Reduction While Preserving Diagnostic Quality in Head CT: Advancing the Application of Iterative Reconstruction Using a Live Animal Model

F.D. Raslau, E.J. Escott, J. Smiley, C. Adams, D. Feigal, H. Ganesh, C. Wang and J. Zhang
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2019, 40 (11) 1864-1870; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6258
F.D. Raslau
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (F.D.R., E.J.E., C.A., D.F., H.G., J.Z.)
bNeurology (F.D.R.)
cNeurosurgery (F.D.R.)
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E.J. Escott
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (F.D.R., E.J.E., C.A., D.F., H.G., J.Z.)
dOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (E.J.E.)
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J. Smiley
eLaboratory Animal Resources (J.S.)
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C. Adams
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D. Feigal
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H. Ganesh
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C. Wang
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