Study concludes that ultralow-dose CT may substitute for standard-dose CT in some COPD patients

(American Roentgen Ray Society) A Japanese retrospective study that reviewed the CT data of 50 emphysema patients found that ultralow-dose CT (ULDCT) can substitute for standard-dose CT (SDCT) in disease quantification if both iterative reconstruction (IR) and filtered back projection are used.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/arrs-sct060616.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

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