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Comparison of Iterative Model Reconstruction versus Filtered Back-Projection in Pediatric Emergency Head CT: Dose, Image Quality, and Image-Reconstruction Times

R.N. Southard, D.M.E. Bardo, M.H. Temkit, M.A. Thorkelson, R.A. Augustyn and C.A. Martinot
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2019, 40 (5) 866-871; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6034
R.N. Southard
aFrom the Departments of Medical Imaging (R.N.S., D.M.E.B., M.A.T., R.A.A., C.A.M.)
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D.M.E. Bardo
aFrom the Departments of Medical Imaging (R.N.S., D.M.E.B., M.A.T., R.A.A., C.A.M.)
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M.H. Temkit
bClinical Research (M.H.T.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix Arizona.
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M.A. Thorkelson
aFrom the Departments of Medical Imaging (R.N.S., D.M.E.B., M.A.T., R.A.A., C.A.M.)
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R.A. Augustyn
aFrom the Departments of Medical Imaging (R.N.S., D.M.E.B., M.A.T., R.A.A., C.A.M.)
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C.A. Martinot
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R.N. Southard, D.M.E. Bardo, M.H. Temkit, M.A. Thorkelson, R.A. Augustyn, C.A. Martinot
Comparison of Iterative Model Reconstruction versus Filtered Back-Projection in Pediatric Emergency Head CT: Dose, Image Quality, and Image-Reconstruction Times
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2019, 40 (5) 866-871; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6034

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American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2019, 40 (5) 866-871; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6034
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