Generative adversarial networks for noise reduction in low-dose CT

JM Wolterink, T Leiner, MA Viergever… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Noise is inherent to low-dose CT acquisition. We propose to train a convolutional neural
network (CNN) jointly with an adversarial CNN to estimate routine-dose CT images from low …

Coronary artery calcium: a technical argument for a new scoring method

MJ Willemink, NR van der Werf, K Nieman… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a strong predictor for future cardiovascular events.
Traditionally CAC has been quantified using the Agatston score, which was developed in …

Coronary artery calcium imaging in the ROBINSCA trial: rationale, design, and technical background

M Vonder, CM van der Aalst, R Vliegenthart… - Academic radiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives To describe the rationale, design, and technical background of
coronary artery calcium (CAC) imaging in the large-scale population-based cardiovascular …

Coronary artery calcium scoring with photon-counting CT: first in vivo human experience

R Symons, V Sandfort, M Mallek, S Ulzheimer… - The international journal …, 2019 - Springer
To evaluate the performance of photon-counting detector (PCD) computed tomography (CT)
for coronary artery calcium (CAC) score imaging at standard and reduced radiation doses …

Improved coronary calcium detection and quantification with low-dose full field-of-view photon-counting CT: a phantom study

NR van der Werf, PA Rodesch, S Si-Mohamed… - European …, 2022 - Springer
Objective The aim of the current study was to systematically assess coronary artery calcium
(CAC) detection and quantification for spectral photon-counting CT (SPCCT) in comparison …

Low radiation dose calcium scoring: evidence and techniques

KB Baron, AD Choi, MY Chen - Current cardiovascular imaging reports, 2016 - Springer
Coronary computed tomography (CT) allows for the acquisition of thin slices of the heart and
coronary arteries, which can be used to detect and quantify coronary artery calcium (CAC), a …

Coronary computed tomographic imaging in women: an expert consensus statement from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

QA Truong, S Rinehart, S Abbara, S Achenbach… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This expert consensus statement from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
(SCCT) provides an evidence synthesis on the use of computed tomography (CT) imaging …

Effect of image reconstruction algorithms on volumetric and radiomic parameters of coronary plaques

M Kolossváry, B Szilveszter, J Karády… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Volumetric and radiomic analysis of atherosclerotic plaques on coronary CT
angiography have been shown to predict high-risk plaque morphology and to predict patient …

The impact of dose reduction on the quantification of coronary artery calcifications and risk categorization: a systematic review

M Vonder, NR van der Werf, T Leiner… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple dose reduction techniques have been introduced for coronary artery calcium (CAC)
computed tomography (CT), but few have emerged into clinical practice while an increasing …

Radiation dose reduction for coronary artery calcium scoring using a virtual noniodine algorithm on photon-counting detector computed-tomography phantom data

N Fink, E Zsarnoczay, UJ Schoepf, J O'Doherty… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: On the basis of the hypothesis that virtual noniodine (VNI)-based coronary
artery calcium scoring (CACS) is feasible at reduced radiation doses, this study assesses …