Effects of different virtual monoenergetic CT image data on chest wall post-processing "unfolded ribs" and proposal of an algorithm improvement.

Florian HagenRainer GrimmerHendrik DittLukas WalderRobin WrazidloBaumgartner KarolinJohannes HofmannArne EstlerMarius Horger

Published in: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery (2022)

The use of different virtual monoenergetic keVs for the "unfolded rib" algorithm is generating different artifacts. Segmentation-based artifacts could be eliminated by the proposed new algorithm, showing the best results at 70-80 keV.

Keyphrases

image quality
deep learning
dual energy
machine learning
computed tomography
convolutional neural network
artificial intelligence
endoplasmic reticulum stress
neural network
big data
electronic health record
endoplasmic reticulum
magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography