Eliminating the second CT scan of dual-tracer total-body PET/CT via deep learning-based image synthesis and registration.

Journal: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
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Abstract

PURPOSE: This study aims to develop and validate a deep learning framework designed to eliminate the second CT scan of dual-tracer total-body PET/CT imaging.

Authors

  • Yu Lin
    Research School of Computer Science, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, ACT, Australia.
  • Kang Wang
    Department of Orthopedics, Third Hospital of Changsha, Changsha 410015.
  • Zhe Zheng
    National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100037, People's Republic of China.
  • Haojun Yu
    Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, China.
  • Shuguang Chen
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180, Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
  • WenXin Tang
    Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, China.
  • Yibo He
    School of AI and Advanced Computing, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
  • Huaping Gao
    Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, China.
  • Runjun Yang
    Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, China.
  • Yunzhe Xie
    Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, China.
  • Junjie Yang
    School of Automation Science and Engineering, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
  • Xiaoguang Hou
    Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, China.
  • Shuo Wang
    College of Tea & Food Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
  • Hongcheng Shi
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.