Evaluation of the quality of CT images acquired with smart metal artifact reduction software

Affiliations

Zhou Peng: Department of Radiology, Jinan central hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250013, PR China
Zhang Chunling: Department of Radiology, Jinan central hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250013, PR China
Gao Zhen: Department of Radiology, Jinan central hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250013, PR China
Cai Wangshu: Department of Radiology, Jinan central hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250013, PR China
Yan Deyue: Department of Radiology, Jinan central hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250013, PR China
Wei Zhaolong: Department of Radiology, Jinan central hospital affiliated to Shandong University, 105 Jiefang road, Jinan, 250013, PR China

Abstract

To evaluate the practical effectiveness of smart metal artifact reduction (SMAR) in reducing artifacts caused by metallic implants.