Iterative reconstruction and deep learning algorithms for enabling low-dose computed tomography in midfacial trauma

Autor: Joep Kraeima, Romke Rozema, Peter M. A. van Ooijen, Herbert T. Kruitbosch, Baucke van Minnen, Bart Dorgelo
Přispěvatelé: ​Basic and Translational Research and Imaging Methodology Development in Groningen (BRIDGE)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Oral surgery oral medicine oral pathology oral radiology, 132(2), 247-254. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
ISSN: 2212-4403
Popis: OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to quantitatively assess the image quality of Advanced Modeled Iterative Reconstruction (ADMIRE) and the PixelShine (PS) deep learning algorithm for the optimization of low-dose computed tomography protocols in midfacial trauma.STUDY DESIGN: Six fresh frozen human cadaver head specimens were scanned by computed tomography using both standard and low-dose scan protocols. Three iterative reconstruction strengths were applied to reconstruct bone and soft tissue data sets and these were subsequently applied to the PS algorithm. Signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) and contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs) were calculated for each data set by using the image noise measurements of 10 consecutive image slices from a standardized region of interest template.RESULTS: The low-dose scan protocol resulted in a 61.7% decrease in the radiation dose. Radiation dose reduction significantly reduced, and iterative reconstruction and the deep learning algorithm significantly improved, the CNR for bone and soft tissue data sets. The algorithms improved image quality after substantial dose reduction. The greatest improvement in SNRs and CNRs was found using the iterative reconstruction algorithm.CONCLUSION: Both the ADMIRE and PS algorithms significantly improved image quality after substantial radiation dose reduction.
Databáze: OpenAIRE