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The Use of Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction in Pediatric Head CT: A Feasibility Study

G.A. Vorona, G. Zuccoli, T. Sutcavage, B.L. Clayton, R.C. Ceschin and A. Panigrahy
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2013, 34 (1) 205-211; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3122
G.A. Vorona
aFrom the Department of Radiology (G.A.V.), Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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G. Zuccoli
bChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (G.Z., T.S., B.L.C., R.C.C., A.P.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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T. Sutcavage
bChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (G.Z., T.S., B.L.C., R.C.C., A.P.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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B.L. Clayton
bChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (G.Z., T.S., B.L.C., R.C.C., A.P.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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R.C. Ceschin
bChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (G.Z., T.S., B.L.C., R.C.C., A.P.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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A. Panigrahy
bChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (G.Z., T.S., B.L.C., R.C.C., A.P.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2013, 34 (1) 205-211; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3122
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