Abstract:
Medicalimaginghasbecomeoneofthemosteffectivenon-invasivediagnostic
toolsforthepreciseresult. Since, it hasgrowntobethemost demandinginthefield
of medicine, it alsocarrieshigher healthriskduetothelongexposureof ionizing
radiation.Foraverylongtime,itwasbelievedthatincreasingradiationexposurewas
theonlywaytoimproveimagequality. Sinceitsintroductionintheearly1970s, CT
hashadadramaticevolutionthat hasgreatlyimproveditsdiagnosticperformancein
manyclinical scenariosandvastlybroadeneditsfieldof application. Asaresult, it
has becomecrucial tobalanceradiationexposurewhilealsooptimizingtheimage
qualityofthediagnosis.
