Table 5.
Spatial frequency at 50% and 10% of MTF at different radiation doses.
Radiation dose | MTF | Reconstruction algorithm | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FBP | HIR | MBIR | DLR | ||
100% | 50% |
0.47 (0.002) |
0.37 (0.001) |
0.56 (0.003) |
0.62 (0.004) |
10% |
0.97 (0.014) |
0.72 (0.005) |
1.05 (0.025) |
1.00 (0.021) |
|
50% | 50% |
0.46 (0.003) |
0.34 (0.002) |
0.53 (0.002) |
0.59 (0.003) |
10% |
1.01 (0.015) |
0.65 (0.001) |
1.05 (0.019) |
0.98 (0.013) |
|
25% | 50% |
0.49 (0.001) |
0.31 (0.001) |
0.51 (0.002) |
0.55 (0.002) |
10% |
1.02 (0.014) |
0.59 (0.002) |
1.02 (0.013) |
0.99 (0.012) |
|
Cycles/mm (SE) |
Abbreviations: DLR, deep learning‐based reconstruction; FBP, filtered back projection; HIR, hybrid iterative reconstruction; MBIR, model‐based iterative reconstruction; MTF, modulation transfer function; SE, standard error.