Ultra-low-dose chest CT imaging of COVID-19 patients using a deep residual neural network.

Journal: European radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The current study aimed to design an ultra-low-dose CT examination protocol using a deep learning approach suitable for clinical diagnosis of COVID-19 patients.

Authors

  • Isaac Shiri
    Biomedical and Health Informatics, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Azadeh Akhavanallaf
    Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Amirhossein Sanaat
    Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Yazdan Salimi
    Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Dariush Askari
    Department of Radiology Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical, Tehran, Iran.
  • Zahra Mansouri
    Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Sajad P Shayesteh
    Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
  • Mohammad Hasanian
    Department of Radiology, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
  • Kiara Rezaei-Kalantari
    Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical & Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
  • Ali Salahshour
    Department of Radiology, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
  • Saleh Sandoughdaran
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Hamid Abdollahi
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Hossein Arabi
    Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
  • Habib Zaidi
    Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland. habib.zaidi@hcuge.ch.