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The amount of an iodinated contrast agent can be effectively reduced by using a lower-tube voltage peak in clinical CT imaging while maintaining image quality by state-of-the-art iterative reconstruction techniques. The use of a lower-tube voltage peak in clinical CT imaging has advantages and disadvantages we need to know.
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Morisaka, H. (2021). Dose Reduction Strategies for Iodinated Contrast Agents: Low-Tube Voltage and Iterative Reconstruction. In: Erturk, S.M., Ros, P.R., Ichikawa, T., Saylisoy, S. (eds) Medical Imaging Contrast Agents: A Clinical Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79256-5_5
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