Adaptive Image Rescaling for Weakly Contrast-Enhanced Lesions in Dedicated Breast CT: A Phantom Study
Purpose Dedicated breast CT is an emerging volumetric X-ray imaging modality for diagnosis that does not require any painful breast compression. To improve the detection rate of weakly enhanced lesions, an adaptive image rescaling (AIR) technique was proposed. Materials and Methods Two disks cont...
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oai:doaj.org-article:50f9c90ccc6f486885a20544b577722c2021-11-29T10:59:03ZAdaptive Image Rescaling for Weakly Contrast-Enhanced Lesions in Dedicated Breast CT: A Phantom Study2288-2928https://doaj.org/article/50f9c90ccc6f486885a20544b577722c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0191https://doaj.org/toc/2288-2928Purpose Dedicated breast CT is an emerging volumetric X-ray imaging modality for diagnosis that does not require any painful breast compression. To improve the detection rate of weakly enhanced lesions, an adaptive image rescaling (AIR) technique was proposed. Materials and Methods Two disks containing five identical holes and five holes of different diameters were scanned using 60/100 kVp to obtain single-energy CT (SECT), dual-energy CT (DECT), and AIR images. A piece of pork was also scanned as a subclinical trial. The image quality was evaluated using image contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). The difference of imaging performances was confirmed using student’s t test. Results Total mean image contrast of AIR (0.70) reached 74.5% of that of DECT (0.94) and was higher than that of SECT (0.22) by 318.2%. Total mean CNR of AIR (5.08) was 35.5% of that of SECT (14.30) and was higher than that of DECT (2.28) by 222.8%. A similar trend was observed in the subclinical study. Conclusion The results demonstrated superior image contrast of AIR over SECT, and its higher overall image quality compared to DECT with half the exposure. Therefore, AIR seems to have the potential to improve the detectability of lesions with dedicated breast CT.Bitbyeol KimHo Kyung KimJinsung KimYongkan KiJi Hyeon JooHosang JeonDahl ParkWontaek KimJiho NamDong Hyeon KimThe Korean Society of Radiologyarticlebreast cancercomputed tomographyx-raycontrast agentimage quality enhancementMedical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicineR895-920ENKO대한영상의학회지, Vol 82, Iss 6, Pp 1477-1492 (2021) |
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Purpose Dedicated breast CT is an emerging volumetric X-ray imaging modality for diagnosis
that does not require any painful breast compression. To improve the detection rate of weakly
enhanced lesions, an adaptive image rescaling (AIR) technique was proposed.
Materials and Methods Two disks containing five identical holes and five holes of different diameters
were scanned using 60/100 kVp to obtain single-energy CT (SECT), dual-energy CT
(DECT), and AIR images. A piece of pork was also scanned as a subclinical trial. The image quality
was evaluated using image contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). The difference of imaging
performances was confirmed using student’s t test.
Results Total mean image contrast of AIR (0.70) reached 74.5% of that of DECT (0.94) and was
higher than that of SECT (0.22) by 318.2%. Total mean CNR of AIR (5.08) was 35.5% of that of SECT
(14.30) and was higher than that of DECT (2.28) by 222.8%. A similar trend was observed in the
subclinical study.
Conclusion The results demonstrated superior image contrast of AIR over SECT, and its higher
overall image quality compared to DECT with half the exposure. Therefore, AIR seems to have
the potential to improve the detectability of lesions with dedicated breast CT. |
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Bitbyeol Kim Ho Kyung Kim Jinsung Kim Yongkan Ki Ji Hyeon Joo Hosang Jeon Dahl Park Wontaek Kim Jiho Nam Dong Hyeon Kim |
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Bitbyeol Kim Ho Kyung Kim Jinsung Kim Yongkan Ki Ji Hyeon Joo Hosang Jeon Dahl Park Wontaek Kim Jiho Nam Dong Hyeon Kim |
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Bitbyeol Kim |
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Adaptive Image Rescaling for Weakly Contrast-Enhanced Lesions in Dedicated Breast CT: A Phantom Study |
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Adaptive Image Rescaling for Weakly Contrast-Enhanced Lesions in Dedicated Breast CT: A Phantom Study |
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Adaptive Image Rescaling for Weakly Contrast-Enhanced Lesions in Dedicated Breast CT: A Phantom Study |
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Adaptive Image Rescaling for Weakly Contrast-Enhanced Lesions in Dedicated Breast CT: A Phantom Study |
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Adaptive Image Rescaling for Weakly Contrast-Enhanced Lesions in Dedicated Breast CT: A Phantom Study |
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adaptive image rescaling for weakly contrast-enhanced lesions in dedicated breast ct: a phantom study |
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