Feasibility of accelerated whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging using a deep learning-based noise-reduction technique in patients with prostate cancer.

Journal: Magnetic resonance imaging
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To assess the possibility of reducing the image acquisition time for diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS) by denoising with deep learning-based reconstruction (dDLR).

Authors

  • Taku Tajima
    Department of Radiology, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, 1-4-3 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8329, Japan; Department of Radiology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, 852 Hatakeda Narita, Chiba 286-0124, Japan.
  • Hiroyuki Akai
    From the Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655.
  • Haruto Sugawara
    Department of Radiology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Toshihiro Furuta
    Department of Radiology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
  • Koichiro Yasaka
    From the Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655.
  • Akira Kunimatsu
  • Naoki Yoshioka
    Department of Radiology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, 852 Hatakeda Narita, Chiba 286-0124, Japan.
  • Masaaki Akahane
    Department of Radiology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, 852 Hatakeda Narita, Chiba 286-0124, Japan.
  • Osamu Abe
    From the Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655.
  • Kuni Ohtomo
  • Shigeru Kiryu
    From the Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655.