Automatic opportunistic osteoporosis screening using low-dose chest computed tomography scans obtained for lung cancer screening
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "European Radiology"
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-06679-y
Abstract: Objective Osteoporosis is a prevalent and treatable condition, but it remains underdiagnosed. In this study, a deep learning-based system was developed to automatically measure bone mineral density (BMD) for opportunistic osteoporosis screening using low-dose chest… read more here.
Keywords: low dose; opportunistic osteoporosis; dose chest; osteoporosis screening ... See more keywords
Evaluating coronary artery calcification with low-dose chest CT reconstructed by different kernels.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Clinical imaging"
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.12.024
Abstract: PURPOSE To understand the reliability of low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) in coronary artery calcification (CAC) assessment and evaluate the performance of different reconstruction kernels against the standard cardiac computed tomography (CaCT) as reference. MATERIALS… read more here.
Keywords: coronary artery; artery calcification; dose chest; low dose ... See more keywords
51 Estimation of the organ and effective dose during CT chest examination: A Monte Carlo study
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Physica Medica"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.09.064
Abstract: Introduction Computed tomography represents actually the most important key in medical imaging. It helps practitioner to give good diagnostic. For this reason a high quality image with low dose must be provided during CT examinations.… read more here.
Keywords: effective dose; organ effective; monte carlo; dose chest ... See more keywords
Automatic Calcium Scoring in Low-Dose Chest CT Using Deep Neural Networks With Dilated Convolutions
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging"
DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2017.2769839
Abstract: Heavy smokers undergoing screening with low-dose chest CT are affected by cardiovascular disease as much as by lung cancer. Low-dose chest CT scans acquired in screening enable quantification of atherosclerotic calcifications and thus enable identification… read more here.
Keywords: low dose; neural networks; dose chest; chest using ... See more keywords
Lung Cancer Screening With Low-dose Chest Computed Tomography: Experience From Radon-contaminated Regions in Kazakhstan
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health"
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.21.600
Abstract: Objectives The aim of this study was to present the baseline results of a pilot project conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of lung cancer screening using low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) in regions with excessive… read more here.
Keywords: lung cancer; radon; lung; cancer ... See more keywords