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We set out to simulate four reduced dose-levels (60%-dose, 40%-dose, 20%-dose, and 10%-dose) of standard CT imaging using Beer-Lambert's law across 49 patients infected with COVID-19. Then, three denoising filters, namely Gaussian,…
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Deep neural networks have received considerable attention in clinical imaging, particularly with respect to the reduction of radiation risk. Lowering the radiation dose by reducing the photon flux inevitably results in the degradation of…