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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Abdom Imaging. 2015 Jan;40(1):207–221. doi: 10.1007/s00261-014-0178-x

Table 5. Mean CT Number (HU) by reconstruction technique and location.

Location RD-FBP RD-ASIR RD-PICCS
Liver 79±25 79±25
Kidney 97±67 97±67 97±67
Fat −100±14 −100±14
Muscle 54±14 54±14 55±14

All numbers are expressed in Hounsfield units (HU). RD=Reduced dose, FBP=Filtered back projection, ASIR=Adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction, PICCS=Prior image constrained compressed sensing.