Low-dose whole-body CT using deep learning image reconstruction: image quality and lesion detection.

Journal: The British journal of radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate image quality and lesion detection capabilities of low-dose (LD) portal venous phase whole-body computed tomography (CT) using deep learning image reconstruction (DLIR).

Authors

  • Yoshifumi Noda
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
  • Tetsuro Kaga
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
  • Nobuyuki Kawai
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
  • Toshiharu Miyoshi
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
  • Hiroshi Kawada
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
  • Fuminori Hyodo
    Department of Radiology, Frontier Science for Imaging, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
  • Avinash Kambadakone
    Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: akambadakone@mgh.harvard.edu.
  • Masayuki Matsuo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.