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Abstract
SUMMARY: Photon-counting detector CT myelography is a recently described technique that has several advantages for the detection of CSF-venous fistulas, one of which is improved spatial resolution. To maximally leverage the high spatial resolution of photon-counting detector CT, a sharp kernel and a thin section reconstruction are needed. Sharp kernels and thin slices often result in increased noise, degrading image quality. Here, we describe a novel deep-learning-based algorithm used to denoise photon-counting detector CT myelographic images, allowing the sharpest and thinnest quantitative reconstruction available on the scanner to be used to enhance diagnostic image quality. Currently, the algorithm requires 4–6 hours to create diagnostic, denoised images. This algorithm has the potential to increase the sensitivity of photon-counting detector CT myelography for detecting CSF-venous fistulas, and the technique may be valuable for institutions attempting to optimize photon-counting detector CT myelography imaging protocols.
ABBREVIATIONS:
- CVF
- CSF-venous fistula
- CTM
- CT myelography
- HR-CNN
- high-resolution deep convolutional neural network
- PCCT
- photon-counting detector CT
- PC-CTM
- photon-counting CT myelography
- QIR
- quantum iterative reconstruction
- T3D
- low-energy threshold
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