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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2022

Pix2Pix generative adversarial network for low dose myocardial perfusion SPECT denoising.

Jingzhang Sun, Yu Du, ChienYing Li, Tung-Hsin Wu, BangHung Yang, Greta S P Mok

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Article in Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jingzhang SunBiomedical Imaging Laboratory (BIG), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Yu DuBiomedical Imaging Laboratory (BIG), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, China.
ChienYing LiDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei.
Tung-Hsin WuDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei.
BangHung YangDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei.
Greta S P MokBiomedical Imaging Laboratory (BIG), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, China.
University of Macau · MONational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Myocardial perfusion (MP) SPECT is a well-established method for diagnosing cardiac disease, yet its radiation risk poses safety concern. This study aims to apply and evaluate the use of Pix2Pix generative adversarial network (Pix2Pix GAN) in denoising low dose MP SPECT images. Methods: One hundred male and female patients with different Results: NMSE values of 0.0233±0.004 Conclusions: The Pix2Pix GAN method is effective to reduce the noise level of low dose MP SPECT. Further studies on clinical performance are warranted to demonstrate its full clinical effectiveness.

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denoisingGenerative adversarial networklow dosemyocardial perfusion (MP) SPECTPix2Pix

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PMID35782241
PMCPMC9246746
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