AIMC Topic: Radiation Dosage

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An AI deep learning algorithm for detecting pulmonary nodules on ultra-low-dose CT in an emergency setting: a reader study.

European radiology experimental
BACKGROUND: To retrospectively assess the added value of an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for detecting pulmonary nodules on ultra-low-dose computed tomography (ULDCT) performed at the emergency department (ED).

Feasibility of Ultra-low Radiation and Contrast Medium Dosage in Aortic CTA Using Deep Learning Reconstruction at 60 kVp: An Image Quality Assessment.

Academic radiology
OBJECTIVE: To assess the viability of using ultra-low radiation and contrast medium (CM) dosage in aortic computed tomography angiography (CTA) through the application of low tube voltage (60kVp) and a novel deep learning image reconstruction algorit...

Deep learning prediction of scenario doses for direct plan robustness evaluations in IMPT for head-and-neck.

Physics in medicine and biology
. Intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) is susceptible to uncertainties in patient setup and proton range. Robust optimization is employed in IMPT treatment planning to ensure sufficient coverage of the clinical target volume (CTV) in predefined ...

Evaluating the Efficacy of Deep Learning Reconstruction in Reducing Radiation Dose for Computer-Aided Volumetry for Liver Tumor: A Phantom Study.

Journal of computer assisted tomography
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare radiation dose reduction capability for accurate liver tumor measurements of a computer-aided volumetry (CAD v ) software for filtered back projection (FBP), hybrid-type iterative reconstruction (IR...

Significance of Image Reconstruction Parameters for Future Lung Cancer Risk Prediction Using Low-Dose Chest Computed Tomography and the Open-Access Sybil Algorithm.

Investigative radiology
PURPOSE: Sybil is a validated publicly available deep learning-based algorithm that can accurately predict lung cancer risk from a single low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scan. We aimed to study the effect of image reconstruction parameters and CT...

Lung nodule classification using radiomics model trained on degraded SDCT images.

Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening has shown promise in reducing lung cancer mortality; however, it suffers from high false positive rates and a scarcity of available annotated datasets. To overcome these challeng...

Deep Learning-Based Estimation of Radiographic Position to Automatically Set Up the X-Ray Prime Factors.

Journal of imaging informatics in medicine
Radiation dose and image quality in radiology are influenced by the X-ray prime factors: KVp, mAs, and source-detector distance. These parameters are set by the X-ray technician prior to the acquisition considering the radiographic position. A wrong ...

Application of a Deep Learning-Based Contrast-Boosting Algorithm to Low-Dose Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography With Reduced Iodine Load.

Journal of computer assisted tomography
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a deep learning-based image contrast-boosting algorithm by enhancing the image quality of low-dose computed tomography pulmonary angiography at reduced iodine load.

Reconstructing and analyzing the invariances of low-dose CT image denoising networks.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: Deep learning-based methods led to significant advancements in many areas of medical imaging, most of which are concerned with the reduction of artifacts caused by motion, scatter, or noise. However, with most neural networks being black ...