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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2023

Evaluation of thin-slice abdominal DECT using deep-learning image reconstruction in 74 keV virtual monoenergetic images: an image quality comparison.

Jack J Xu, Lars Lönn, Esben Budtz-Jørgensen, Samir Jawad, Peter S Ulriksen, Kristoffer L Hansen

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Article in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jack J XuDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. jack.junchi.xu@regionh.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2259-6795
Lars LönnDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Esben Budtz-JørgensenSection of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Samir JawadDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Peter S UlriksenDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kristoffer L HansenDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
University of Copenhagen · DKCopenhagen University Hospital · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare noise, contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and image quality using deep-learning image reconstruction (DLIR) vs. adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR-V) in 0.625 and 2.5 mm slice thickness gray scale 74 keV virtual monoenergetic (VM) abdominal dual-energy CT (DECT).

methodsThis retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board and regional ethics committee. We analysed 30 portal-venous phase abdominal fast kV-switching DECT (80/140kVp) scans. Data were reconstructed to ASIR-V 60% and DLIR-High at 74 keV in 0.625 and 2.5 mm slice thickness. Quantitative HU and noise assessment were measured within liver, aorta, adipose tissue and muscle. Two board-certified radiologists evaluated image noise, sharpness, texture and overall quality based on a five-point Likert scale.

resultsDLIR significantly reduced image noise and increased CNR as well as SNR compared to ASIR-V, when slice thickness was maintained (p < 0.001). Slightly higher noise of 5.5-16.2% was measured (p < 0.01) in liver, aorta and muscle tissue at 0.625 mm DLIR compared to 2.5 mm ASIR-V, while noise in adipose tissue was 4.3% lower with 0.625 mm DLIR compared to 2.5 mm ASIR-V (p = 0.08). Qualitative assessments demonstrated significantly improved image quality for DLIR particularly in 0.625 mm images.

conclusionsDLIR significantly reduced image noise, increased CNR and SNR and improved image quality in 0.625 mm slice images, when compared to ASIR-V. DLIR may facilitate thinner image slice reconstructions for routine contrast-enhanced abdominal DECT.

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Deep LearningAlgorithmsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLiverRadiation DosageRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedComputed tomographyDeep learningDual-energy CTImage reconstruction

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