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ArticleJournal of digital imaging2018

Application of Super-Resolution Convolutional Neural Network for Enhancing Image Resolution in Chest CT.

Kensuke Umehara, Junko Ota, Takayuki Ishida

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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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3 authors.

Kensuke UmeharaDepartment of Medical Physics and Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan. kensuke.umehara@ieee.org.ORCID 0000-0002-6278-3958
Junko OtaDepartment of Medical Physics and Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan.
Takayuki IshidaDepartment of Medical Physics and Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, the super-resolution convolutional neural network (SRCNN) scheme, which is the emerging deep-learning-based super-resolution method for enhancing image resolution in chest CT images, was applied and evaluated using the post-processing approach. For evaluation, 89 chest CT cases were sampled from The Cancer Imaging Archive. The 89 CT cases were divided randomly into 45 training cases and 44 external test cases. The SRCNN was trained using the training dataset. With the trained SRCNN, a high-resolution image was reconstructed from a low-resolution image, which was down-sampled from an original test image. For quantitative evaluation, two image quality metrics were measured and compared to those of the conventional linear interpolation methods. The image restoration quality of the SRCNN scheme was significantly higher than that of the linear interpolation methods (p < 0.001 or p < 0.05). The high-resolution image reconstructed by the SRCNN scheme was highly restored and comparable to the original reference image, in particular, for a ×2 magnification. These results indicate that the SRCNN scheme significantly outperforms the linear interpolation methods for enhancing image resolution in chest CT images. The results also suggest that SRCNN may become a potential solution for generating high-resolution CT images from standard CT images.

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Neural Networks, ComputerAnalysis of VarianceCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungEvaluation Studies as TopicHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLung NeoplasmsRegistriesTomography, X-Ray ComputedArtificial intelligenceComputed tomographyDeep learningHigh-resolution medical imagingSuper resolutionSuper-resolution convolutional neural network

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PMID29047035
PMCPMC6113156

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