Noise reduction approach in pediatric abdominal CT combining deep learning and dual-energy technique
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Noise reduction approach in pediatric abdominal CT combining deep learning and dual-energy technique Seunghyun Lee 1 & Young Hun Choi 1,2 Chul Kyun Ahn 4 & Jong Hyo Kim 2,4,5
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Yeon Jin Cho 1 & Seul Bi Lee 1 & Jung-Eun Cheon 1,2,3 & Woo Sun Kim 1,2,3 &
Received: 19 May 2020 / Revised: 15 August 2020 / Accepted: 24 September 2020 # European Society of Radiology 2020
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the image quality of low iodine concentration, dual-energy CT (DECT) combined with a deep learning– based noise reduction technique for pediatric abdominal CT, compared with standard iodine concentration single-energy polychromatic CT (SECT). Methods From December 2016 to May 2017, DECT with 300 mg•I/mL contrast medium was performed in 29 pediatric patients (17 boys, 12 girls; age, 2–19 years). The DECT images were reconstructed using a noise-optimized virtual monoenergetic reconstruction image (VMI) with and without a deep learning method. SECT images with 350 mg•I/mL contrast medium, performed within the last 3 months before the DECT, served as reference images. The quantitative and qualitative parameters were compared using paired t tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and the differences in radiation dose and total iodine administration were assessed. Results The linearly blended DECT showed lower attenuation and higher noise than SECT. The 60-keV VMI showed an increase in attenuation and higher noise than SECT. The combined 60-keV VMI plus deep learning images showed low noise, no difference in contrast-to-noise ratios, and overall image quality or diagnostic image quality, but showed a higher signal-tonoise ratio in the liver and lower enhancement of lesions than SECT. The overall image and diagnostic quality of lesions were maintained on the combined noise reduction approach. The CT dose index volume and total iodine administration in DECT were respectively 19.6% and 14.3% lower than those in SECT. Conclusion Low iodine concentration DECT, combined with deep learning in pediatric abdominal CT, can maintain image quality while reducing the radiation dose and iodine load, compared with standard SECT. Key Points • An image noise reduction approach combining deep learning and noise-optimized virtual monoenergetic image reconstruction can maintain image quality while reducing radiation dose and iodine load. • The 60-keV virtual monoenergetic image reconstruction plus deep learning images showed low noise, no difference in contrastto-noise ratio, and overall image quality, but showed a higher signal-to-noise ratio in the liver and a lower enhancement of lesion than single-energy polychromatic CT. • This combination could offer a 19.6% reduction in radiation dose and a 14.3% reduction in iodine load, in comparison with a control group that underwent single-energy polychromatic CT with the standard protocol.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-020-07349-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Young Hun Ch
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