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Multi-modal Pulmonary Imaging: Using Complementary Information from CT and Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI to Evaluate Lung Structure-Function
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Combined multi-kernel chest computed tomography images optimized for depicting both lung and soft tissue
Satoshi Takagi1, Hiroyuki Nagase2, Tatsuya Hayashi3
1Radiological Center, National Defense Medical College Hospital, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan; Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Purpose:
To evaluate the quality of our improved multi-kernel chest computed tomography (CT) images.
Methods:
A random sample of 50 normal patients was retrospectively selected from those who underwent chest CT scans between January 2010 and July 2010. Normal lung structures were divided into six categories, and two radiologists independently compared with lung images.
Results:
The improved multi-kernel images were displayed identically to soft tissue images on soft tissue window settings and were evaluated as equal to lung images on lung window settings.
Conclusions:
This improved multi-kernel technique required fewer stored images and simplified examinations of chest CT.
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