Radiation Dose Reduction and Image Quality Improvement of UHR CT of the Neck by Novel Deep-learning Image Reconstruction.

Journal: Clinical neuroradiology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: We evaluated a dedicated dose-reduced UHR-CT for head and neck imaging, combined with a novel deep learning reconstruction algorithm to assess its impact on image quality and radiation exposure.

Authors

  • Dominique Alya Messerle
    Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
  • Nils F Grauhan
    Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany. nils-friedrich.grauhan@charite.de.
  • Laura Leukert
    Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
  • Ann-Kathrin Dapper
    Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
  • Roman H Paul
    Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
  • Andrea Kronfeld
    Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany (S.A., M.A.M., L.B., A.K., M.A.B., A.E.O.).
  • Bilal Al-Nawas
    International Scholar and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Maximilian Krüger
    Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
  • Marc A Brockmann
    Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany (S.A., M.A.M., L.B., A.K., M.A.B., A.E.O.).
  • Ahmed E Othman
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany; Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: ahmed.e.othman@googlemail.com.
  • Sebastian Altmann
    Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany (S.A., M.A.M., L.B., A.K., M.A.B., A.E.O.). Electronic address: Sebastian.altmann@unimedizin-mainz.de.

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