Stacked competitive networks for noise reduction in low-dose CT.

Since absorption of X-ray radiation has the possibility of inducing cancerous, genetic and other diseases to patients, researches usually attempt to reduce the radiation dose. However, reduction of the radiation dose associated with CT scans will unavoidably increase the severity of noise and artifa...

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Main Authors: Wenchao Du, Hu Chen, Zhihong Wu, Huaiqiang Sun, Peixi Liao, Yi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5739486?pdf=render