Comparing image quality of single- and dual-energy computed tomography of the brain.

Doris DodigSlavica KovačićZrinka Matana KaštelanIva ŽužaFilip BenićJurković SlavenDamir MiletićZoran Rumboldt

Published in: The neuroradiology journal (2020)

Weighted average DE-CT images of the brain yield less artefacts at 37% dose reduction and lower noise at SE-CT equivalent dose. Dose-adjusted GM/WM contrast-to-noise ratio of weighted average DE-CT with 0.4 weighting factor remains inferior to SE-CT images.

Keyphrases

dual energy
image quality
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
deep learning
air pollution
convolutional neural network
white matter
resting state
machine learning
optical coherence tomography