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ArticleEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2025

Deep learning-based time-of-flight (ToF) enhancement of non-ToF PET scans for different radiotracers.

Abolfazl Mehranian, Scott D Wollenweber, Kevin M Bradley, Patrick A Fielding, Martin Huellner, Andrei Iagaru, Meghi Dedja, Theodore Colwell, Fotis Kotasidis, Robert Johnsen and 2 more

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Abolfazl MehranianGE HealthCare, Oxford, UK.
Scott D WollenweberGE HealthCare, Waukesha, USA.
Kevin M BradleyWales Research and Diagnostic PET Imaging Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Patrick A FieldingWales Research and Diagnostic PET Imaging Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Martin HuellnerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
Andrei IagaruDivision of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Meghi DedjaDepartment of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, Oxford, UK.
Theodore ColwellGE HealthCare, Waukesha, USA.
Fotis KotasidisGE HealthCare, Zurich, Switzerland.
Robert JohnsenGE HealthCare, Waukesha, USA.
Floris P JansenGE HealthCare, Waukesha, USA.
Daniel R McGowanDepartment of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, Oxford, UK. Daniel.McGowan@oncology.ox.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6880-5687

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Cancer Research UK C34326/A28684Cancer Research UK C42780/A27066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate a deep learning-based time-of-flight (DLToF) model trained to enhance the image quality of non-ToF PET images for different tracers, reconstructed using BSREM algorithm, towards ToF images.

methodsA 3D residual U-NET model was trained using 8 different tracers (FDG: 75% and non-FDG: 25%) from 11 sites from US, Europe and Asia. A total of 309 training and 33 validation datasets scanned on GE Discovery MI (DMI) ToF scanners were used for development of DLToF models of three strengths: low (L), medium (M) and high (H). The training and validation pairs consisted of target ToF and input non-ToF BSREM reconstructions using site-preferred regularisation parameters (beta values). The contrast and noise properties of each model were defined by adjusting the beta value of target ToF images. A total of 60 DMI datasets, consisting of a set of 4 tracers (

resultsIn lesion SUV

conclusionThis study demonstrated that the DLToF models are suitable for both FDG and non-FDG tracers and could be utilized for digital BGO PET/CT scanners to provide an image quality and lesion detectability comparable and close to ToF.

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Deep LearningImage Processing, Computer-AssistedPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsHumansRadioactive TracersTime FactorsRadioactive TracersRadiopharmaceuticalsDeep neural networksImage qualityPETTime of flight

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PMCPMC12162374

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