A study of using a deep learning image reconstruction to improve the image quality of extremely low-dose contrast-enhanced abdominal CT for patients with hepatic lesions.

Journal: The British journal of radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of using deep learning image reconstruction (DLIR) to significantly reduce radiation dose and improve image quality in contrast-enhanced abdominal CT.

Authors

  • Le Cao
    Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, PR China.
  • Xiang Liu
    College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230009, China.
  • Jianying Li
    CT Research Center, GE Healthcare China, Beijing 100176, China.
  • Tingting Qu
    Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, PR China.
  • Lihong Chen
    NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100176, China.
  • Yannan Cheng
    Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, PR China.
  • Jieliang Hu
    Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, PR China.
  • Jingtao Sun
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
  • Jianxin Guo
    Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, PR China.