[HTML][HTML] Modern imaging of acute pulmonary embolism

CMM de Jong, LJM Kroft, TE van Mens, MV Huisman… - Thrombosis research, 2024 - Elsevier
The first-choice imaging test for visualization of thromboemboli in the pulmonary vasculature
in patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is multidetector computed …

Patient dose in CT angiography examinations: an institutional survey

VI Metaxas, CP Dimitroukas, FO Efthymiou… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the radiation dose during five computed tomography
angiography (CTA) examinations performed with a GE Light Speed 16 (16-slice) and a …

A deep learning method for high-quality ultra-fast CT image reconstruction from sparsely sampled projections

H Khodajou-Chokami, SA Hosseini, MR Ay - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Few-view or sparse-view computed tomography has been recently introduced as a great
potential to speed up data acquisition and alleviate the amount of patient radiation dose …

Impact of noise reduction on radiation dose reduction potential of virtual monochromatic spectral images: Comparison of phantom images with conventional 120 kVp …

S Masuda, Y Yamada, K Minamishima, Y Owaki… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To assess the effects of deep learning image reconstruction (DLIR) and hybrid
iterative reconstruction (HIR) on the image quality of virtual monochromatic spectral (VMS) …

Diagnostic performance of a contrast-enhanced ultra-low-dose high-pitch CT protocol with reduced scan range for detection of pulmonary embolisms

AS Brendlin, MT Winkelmann, F Peisen, CP Artzner… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a simulated ultra-low-dose
(ULD), high-pitch computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) protocol with low …

PARS-NET: a novel deep learning framework using parallel residual conventional neural networks for sparse-view CT reconstruction

H Khodajou-Chokami, SA Hosseini… - Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Sparse-view computed tomography (CT) is recently proposed as a promising method to
speed up data acquisition and alleviate the issue of CT high dose delivery to the patients …

How real are computed tomography low dose simulations? an investigational in-vivo large animal study

AS Brendlin, R Wrazidlo, H Almansour, A Estler… - Academic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives CT low-dose simulation methods have gained significant traction in protocol
development, as they lack the risk of increased patient exposure. However, in-vivo …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-low dose CT for scaphoid fracture detection—a simulational approach to quantify the capability of radiation exposure reduction without diagnostic …

G Keller, F Hagen, L Neubauer… - … Imaging in Medicine …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Modern CT might deliver higher image quality than necessary for fracture
imaging, which would mean non-essential effective radiation exposure for patients. We …

Simulated radiation dose reduction in whole-body CT on a 3rd generation dual-source scanner: an intraindividual comparison

AS Brendlin, MT Winkelmann, PL Do, V Schwarze… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
To evaluate the effect of radiation dose reduction on image quality and diagnostic
confidence in contrast-enhanced whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) staging. We …

Diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence for pediatric pulmonary nodule detection on chest computed tomography: comparison of simulated lower radiation …

R Salman, HTN Nguyen, AC Sher, K Hallam… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The combination of low dose CT and AI performance in the pediatric population has not
been explored. Understanding this relationship is relevant for pediatric patients given the …