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CT Metal Artifact Reduction in the Spine: Can an Iterative Reconstruction Technique Improve Visualization?

A.L. Kotsenas, G.J. Michalak, D.R. DeLone, F.E. Diehn, K. Grant, A.F. Halaweish, A. Krauss, R. Raupach, B. Schmidt, C.H. McCollough and J.G. Fletcher
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2015, 36 (11) 2184-2190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4416
A.L. Kotsenas
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.L.K., G.J.M., D.R.D., F.E.D., C.H.M., J.G.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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G.J. Michalak
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.L.K., G.J.M., D.R.D., F.E.D., C.H.M., J.G.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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D.R. DeLone
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.L.K., G.J.M., D.R.D., F.E.D., C.H.M., J.G.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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F.E. Diehn
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.L.K., G.J.M., D.R.D., F.E.D., C.H.M., J.G.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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K. Grant
bSiemens Medical Solutions (K.G., A.F.H.), Malvern, Pennsylvania
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A.F. Halaweish
bSiemens Medical Solutions (K.G., A.F.H.), Malvern, Pennsylvania
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A. Krauss
cSiemens Healthcare (A.K., R.R., B.S.), Forchheim, Germany.
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R. Raupach
cSiemens Healthcare (A.K., R.R., B.S.), Forchheim, Germany.
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B. Schmidt
cSiemens Healthcare (A.K., R.R., B.S.), Forchheim, Germany.
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C.H. McCollough
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.L.K., G.J.M., D.R.D., F.E.D., C.H.M., J.G.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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J.G. Fletcher
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.L.K., G.J.M., D.R.D., F.E.D., C.H.M., J.G.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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A.L. Kotsenas, G.J. Michalak, D.R. DeLone, F.E. Diehn, K. Grant, A.F. Halaweish, A. Krauss, R. Raupach, B. Schmidt, C.H. McCollough, J.G. Fletcher
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