Retrospective study of deep learning to reduce noise in non-contrast head CT images.

Journal: Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Presented herein is a novel CT denoising method uses a skip residual encoder-decoder framework with group convolutions and a novel loss function to improve the subjective and objective image quality for improved disease detection in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Authors

  • Kelvin K Wong
    Systems Medicine and Bioengineering, Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital and Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for BRAIN, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Radiology, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine, 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: kwong@houstonmethodist.org.
  • Jonathon S Cummock
    Systems Medicine and Bioengineering, Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital and Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA; MD/PhD Program, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, 8447 Riverside Parkway, Suite 1002, Bryan, TX 77807, USA.
  • Yunjie He
    Systems Medicine and Bioengineering Department, Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Rahul Ghosh
    Systems Medicine and Bioengineering, Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital and Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA; MD/PhD Program, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, 8447 Riverside Parkway, Suite 1002, Bryan, TX 77807, USA.
  • John J Volpi
    Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine, 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
  • Stephen T C Wong
    Translational Biophotonics Laboratory, Department of Systems Medicine and Bioengineering, Houston Me, United States.