Virtual Monoenergetic Images from Spectral Detector CT Enable Radiation Dose Reduction in Unenhanced Cranial CT.

Robert Peter Reimer D Flatten Thorsten Lichtenstein David Zopfs Victor-Frederic Neuhaus Christoph Kabbasch David Maintz Jan Borggrefe Nils Große Hokamp

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2019)

The 65-keV virtual monoenergetic images from spectral detector CT allow radiation dose reduction in cranial CT. While this proof of concept included a radiation dose reduction of 19%, our data suggest that even greater reduction appears achievable.

Keyphrases

dual energy
image quality
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
optical coherence tomography
convolutional neural network
machine learning
electronic health record
artificial intelligence