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The purpose of this study was to evaluate lesion detectability of low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) with MBIR in comparison with ASIR and FBP.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Chest CT was acquired with 64-slice CT (Discovery CT750HD) with standard-dose (5.7\u2009\u00b1\u20092.3\u00a0mSv) and low-dose (1.6\u2009\u00b1\u20090.8\u00a0mSv) conditions in 55 patients (aged 72\u2009\u00b1\u20097\u00a0years) who were suspected of lung disease on chest radiograms. Low-dose CT images were reconstructed with MBIR, ASIR 50% and FBP, and standard-dose CT images were reconstructed with FBP, using a reconstructed slice thickness of 0.625\u00a0mm. Two observers evaluated the image quality of abnormal lung and mediastinal structures on a 5-point scale (Score 5\u2009=\u2009excellent and score 1\u2009=\u2009non-diagnostic). The objective image noise was also measured as the standard deviation of CT intensity in the descending aorta.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The image quality score of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes on low-dose MBIR CT (4.7\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5) was significantly improved in comparison with low-dose FBP and ASIR CT (3.0\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5, p\u2009=\u20090.004; 4.0\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5, p\u2009=\u20090.02, respectively), and was nearly identical to the score of standard-dose FBP image (4.8\u2009\u00b1\u20090.4, p\u2009=\u20090.66). Concerning decreased lung attenuation (bulla, emphysema, or cyst), the image quality score on low-dose MBIR CT (4.9\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2) was slightly better compared to low-dose FBP and ASIR CT (4.5\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6, p\u2009=\u20090.01; 4.6\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5, p\u2009=\u20090.01, respectively). There were no significant differences in image quality scores of visualization of consolidation or mass, ground-glass attenuation, or reticular opacity among low- and standard-dose CT series. Image noise with low-dose MBIR CT (11.6\u2009\u00b1\u20091.0 Hounsfield units (HU)) were significantly lower than with low-dose ASIR (21.1\u2009\u00b1\u20092.6 HU, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0005), low-dose FBP CT (30.9\u2009\u00b1\u20093.9 HU, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0005), and standard-dose FBP CT (16.6\u2009\u00b1\u20092.3 HU, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0005).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>MBIR shows greater potential than ASIR for providing diagnostically acceptable low-dose CT without compromising image quality. 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