Contrast-to-Noise Ratio and Low-Contrast Object Resolution on Full- and Low-Dose MDCT: SAFIRE Versus Filtered Back Projection in a Low-Contrast Object Phantom and in the Liver

Abstract

Lower dose scans reconstructed with SAFIRE have a higher CNR. The ability of SAFIRE to improve low-contrast object detection and conspicuity depends on the radiation dose level. At low radiation doses, low-contrast objects are invisible, regardless of reconstruction technique.