Deep learning-based image reconstruction improves radiologic evaluation of pituitary axis and cavernous sinus invasion in pituitary adenoma.

Journal: European journal of radiology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To compare performance of 1-mm deep learning reconstruction (DLR) with 3-mm routine MRI imaging for the delineation of pituitary axis and identification of cavernous sinus invasion for pituitary macroadenoma.

Authors

  • Hyeryeong Park
    University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
  • Yeo Kyung Nam
    Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 43 Olympic-ro 88, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
  • Ho Sung Kim
    Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Ji Eun Park
    Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 602-714, Korea.
  • Da Hyun Lee
    Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 43 Olympic-ro 88, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 05505, Korea.
  • Joonsung Lee
    From the Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology (M.K., H.S.K., H.J.K., J.E.P., S.J.K.), Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (S.Y.P.), and Department of Neurosurgery (Y.H.K.), University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-Gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea; GE Healthcare Korea, Seoul, Korea (J.L.); GE Healthcare Canada, Calgary, Canada (M.R.L.); and Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (M.R.L.).
  • Seonok Kim
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Young-Hoon Kim
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.