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Ultra-fast whole-body bone tomoscintigraphies achieved with a high-sensitivity 360° CZT camera and a dedicated deep-learning noise reduction algorithm.
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2023 December 13
UNLABELLED: This study aimed to determine whether the whole-body bone Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) recording times of around 10 min, routinely provided by a high-sensitivity 360° cadmium and zinc telluride (CZT) camera, can be further reduced by a deep-learning noise reduction (DLNR) algorithm.
METHODS: DLNR was applied on whole-body images recorded after the injection of 545 ± 33 MBq of [99m Tc]Tc-HDP in 19 patients (14 with bone metastasis) and reconstructed with 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, and 30% of the original SPECT recording times.
RESULTS: Irrespective of recording time, DLNR enhanced the contrast-to-noise ratios and slightly decreased the standardized uptake values of bone lesions. Except in one markedly obese patient, the quality of DLNR processed images remained good-to-excellent down to 60% of the recording time, corresponding to around 6 min SPECT-recording.
CONCLUSION: Ultra-fast SPECT recordings of 6 min can be achieved when DLNR is applied on whole-body bone 360° CZT-SPECT.
METHODS: DLNR was applied on whole-body images recorded after the injection of 545 ± 33 MBq of [99m Tc]Tc-HDP in 19 patients (14 with bone metastasis) and reconstructed with 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, and 30% of the original SPECT recording times.
RESULTS: Irrespective of recording time, DLNR enhanced the contrast-to-noise ratios and slightly decreased the standardized uptake values of bone lesions. Except in one markedly obese patient, the quality of DLNR processed images remained good-to-excellent down to 60% of the recording time, corresponding to around 6 min SPECT-recording.
CONCLUSION: Ultra-fast SPECT recordings of 6 min can be achieved when DLNR is applied on whole-body bone 360° CZT-SPECT.
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