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ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2025

Deep learning reconstruction for improved image quality of ultra-high-resolution brain CT angiography: application in moyamoya disease.

Yongping Ma, Satoshi Nakajima, Yasutaka Fushimi, Takeshi Funaki, Sayo Otani, Miyuki Takiya, Akira Matsuda, Satoshi Kozawa, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Sachi Okuchi and 7 more

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Article in Japanese journal of radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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17 authors.

Yongping MaDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-0499-6267
Satoshi NakajimaDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. snakajim@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5088-4017
Yasutaka FushimiDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1982-3168
Takeshi FunakiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Sayo OtaniDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Miyuki TakiyaDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Akira MatsudaDivision of Clinical Radiology Service, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Satoshi KozawaDivision of Clinical Radiology Service, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yasuhiro FukushimaDepartment of Applied Medical Imaging, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-Machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Sachi OkuchiDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Akihiko SakataDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Takayuki YamamotoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Ryo SakamotoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Hideo ChiharaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yohei MineharuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yoshiki ArakawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yuji NakamotoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate vessel delineation and image quality of ultra-high-resolution (UHR) CT angiography (CTA) reconstructed using deep learning reconstruction (DLR) optimised for brain CTA (DLR-brain) in moyamoya disease (MMD), compared with DLR optimised for body CT (DLR-body) and hybrid iterative reconstruction (Hybrid-IR). MATERIALS AND

methodsThis retrospective study included 50 patients with suspected or diagnosed MMD who underwent UHR brain CTA. All images were reconstructed using DLR-brain, DLR-body, and Hybrid-IR. Quantitative analysis focussed on moyamoya perforator vessels in the basal ganglia and periventricular anastomosis. For these small vessels, edge sharpness, peak CT number, vessel contrast, full width at half maximum (FWHM), and image noise were measured and compared. Qualitative analysis was performed by visual assessment to compare vessel delineation and image quality.

resultsDLR-brain significantly improved edge sharpness, peak CT number, vessel contrast, and FWHM, and significantly reduced image noise compared with DLR-body and Hybrid-IR (P < 0.05). DLR-brain significantly outperformed the other algorithms in the visual assessment (P < 0.001).

conclusionDLR-brain provided superior visualisation of small intracranial vessels compared with DLR-body and Hybrid-IR in UHR brain CTA.

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Cerebral AngiographyComputed Tomography AngiographyDeep LearningMoyamoya DiseaseRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedAdolescentAdultAgedBrainChildFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultBrain CT angiographyDeep learning reconstructionMoyamoya diseaseUltra-high-resolution CT

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