Abdominal CT in patients with arms down positioning: Effect of virtual monoenergetic reconstruction on diagnostic image quality.

Kyungsoo BaeKyung Nyeo JeonJi Eun KimSung Eun ParkHye Jin BaekJin Il MoonKung Hwa RyuEun Cho

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2021)

The70-keV VMI from DLCT could improve abdominal CT images by reducing streak artifacts and increasing image contrast in patients who could not elevated their arms. The 70-keV VMI showed better diagnostic performance than the conventional 120 kVp image.

Keyphrases

image quality
dual energy
deep learning
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
convolutional neural network
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
machine learning
pet ct