Contrast-enhanced thin-slice abdominal CT with super-resolution deep learning reconstruction technique: evaluation of image quality and visibility of anatomical structures.

Journal: Japanese journal of radiology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To compare image quality and visibility of anatomical structures on contrast-enhanced thin-slice abdominal CT images reconstructed using super-resolution deep learning reconstruction (SR-DLR), deep learning-based reconstruction (DLR), and hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) algorithms.

Authors

  • Atsushi Nakamoto
    From the Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
  • Hiromitsu Onishi
    From the Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
  • Takashi Ota
    Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
  • Toru Honda
    Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
  • Takahiro Tsuboyama
    From the Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
  • Hideyuki Fukui
    Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
  • Kengo Kiso
    Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
  • Shohei Matsumoto
    From the Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (S.M., T.T., H.O., H.F., T.H., A.N., T.O., K.K., K.O., N.T.); MR Collaboration and Development, GE Healthcare, Tokyo, Japan (T.W.); MR Collaboration and Development, GE Healthcare, Austin, TX (X.W.); and Department of Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (T.M.).
  • Koki Kaketaka
    Dept. of Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital.
  • Takumi Tanigaki
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
  • Kei Terashima
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
  • Yukihiro Enchi
    Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
  • Shuichi Kawabata
    Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
  • Shinya Nakasone
    Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
  • Mitsuaki Tatsumi
    Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
  • Noriyuki Tomiyama
    Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.