Image quality improvement in head and neck angiography based on dual-energy CT and deep learning.

Journal: BMC medical imaging
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Compare the image quality of image reconstructed using deep learning-based image reconstruction (DLIR) and iterative reconstruction algorithms for head and neck dual-energy CT angiography (DECTA).

Authors

  • He Zhang
    College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, PR China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, PR China.
  • Lulu Zhang
    Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, People's Republic of China.
  • Juan Long
    Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China.
  • Xiaonan Sun
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. Electronic address: sunxiaonan@zju.edu.cn.
  • Shuai Zhang
    School of Information, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China.
  • Aiyun Sun
    CT Imaging Research Center, GE HealthCare China, Shanghai, China.
  • Shenman Qiu
    Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China.
  • Yankai Meng
    Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China; Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
  • Tao Ding
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
  • Chunfeng Hu
    Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
  • Kai Xu
    Department of Anesthesiology, Huai'an Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University (The Fifth People's Hospital of Huai'an), Huaian, China.