Impact of Sinogram Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction (SAFIRE) Algorithm on Image Quality with 70 kVp-Tube-Voltage Dual-Source CT Angiography in Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Pei Nie; Haiou Li; Yanhua Duan; Ximing Wang; Xiaopeng Ji; Zhaoping Cheng; Anbiao Wang; Jiuhong Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091123

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Impact of Sinogram Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction (SAFIRE) Algorithm on Image Quality with 70 kVp-Tube-Voltage Dual-Source CT Angiography in Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Pei Nie ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Pei Nie, Haiou Li

Affiliation Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardio-Cerebral Vascular Diseases, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
⨯
Haiou Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Pei Nie, Haiou Li

Affiliation Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardio-Cerebral Vascular Diseases, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
⨯
Yanhua Duan,

Affiliation Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardio-Cerebral Vascular Diseases, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
⨯
Ximing Wang ,

* E-mail: Wangximing369@hotmail.com

Affiliation Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardio-Cerebral Vascular Diseases, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
⨯
Xiaopeng Ji,

Affiliation Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardio-Cerebral Vascular Diseases, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
⨯
Zhaoping Cheng,

Affiliation Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardio-Cerebral Vascular Diseases, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
⨯
Anbiao Wang,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
⨯
Jiuhong Chen

Affiliation CT Research Collaboration, Siemens Ltd. China, Beijing, China
⨯

Impact of Sinogram Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction (SAFIRE) Algorithm on Image Quality with 70 kVp-Tube-Voltage Dual-Source CT Angiography in Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Pei Nie,
Haiou Li,
Yanhua Duan,
Ximing Wang,
Xiaopeng Ji,
Zhaoping Cheng,
Anbiao Wang,
Jiuhong Chen

Published: March 10, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091123

Reader Comments (0)

Post a new comment on this article

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Angiography
Is the Subject Area "Angiography" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Computed axial tomography
Is the Subject Area "Computed axial tomography" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Ventricular septal defects
Is the Subject Area "Ventricular septal defects" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Aorta
Is the Subject Area "Aorta" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Noise reduction
Is the Subject Area "Noise reduction" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Algorithms
Is the Subject Area "Algorithms" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Pulmonary arteries
Is the Subject Area "Pulmonary arteries" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Pulmonary imaging
Is the Subject Area "Pulmonary imaging" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.