1. Prospective evaluation of deep learning image reconstruction for Lung-RADS and automatic nodule volumetry on ultralow-dose chest CT.
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Yoo SJ, Park YS, Choi H, Kim DS, Goo JM, and Yoon SH
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- Humans, Female, Middle Aged, Aged, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Prospective Studies, Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted methods, Radiation Dosage, Lung diagnostic imaging, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Lung Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Deep Learning
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Purpose: To prospectively evaluate whether Lung-RADS classification and volumetric nodule assessment were feasible with ultralow-dose (ULD) chest CT scans with deep learning image reconstruction (DLIR)., Methods: The institutional review board approved this prospective study. This study included 40 patients (mean age, 66±12 years; 21 women). Participants sequentially underwent LDCT and ULDCT (CTDIvol, 0.96±0.15 mGy and 0.12±0.01 mGy) scans reconstructed with the adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction-V 50% (ASIR-V50) and DLIR. CT image quality was compared subjectively and objectively. The pulmonary nodules were assessed visually by two readers using the Lung-RADS 1.1 and automatically using a computerized assisted tool., Results: DLIR provided a significantly higher signal-to-noise ratio for LDCT and ULDCT images than ASIR-V50 (all P < .001). In general, DLIR showed superior subjective image quality for ULDCT images (P < .001) and comparable quality for LDCT images compared to ASIR-V50 (P = .01-1). The per-nodule sensitivities of observers for Lung-RADS category 3-4 nodules were 70.6-88.2% and 64.7-82.4% for DLIR-LDCT and DLIR-ULDCT images (P = 1) and categories were mostly concordant within observers. The per-nodule sensitivities of the computer-assisted detection for nodules ≥4 mm were 72.1% and 67.4% on DLIR-LDCT and ULDCT images (P = .50). The 95% limits of agreement for nodule volume differences between DLIR-LDCT and ULDCT images (-85.6 to 78.7 mm3) was similar to the within-scan nodule volume differences between DLIR- and ASIR-V50-LDCT images (-63.9 to 78.5 mm3), with volume differences smaller than 25% in 88.5% and 92.3% of nodules, respectively (P = .65)., Conclusion: DLIR enabled comparable Lung-RADS and volumetric nodule assessments on ULDCT images to LDCT images., Competing Interests: This work was supported by GE Healthcare (Grant number: 06-2020-0300). There are no patents, products in development, or marketed products associated with this research to declare. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials., (Copyright: © 2024 Yoo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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- 2024
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