Background: We retrospectively examined image quality (IQ) of thin-slice virtual monochromatic imaging (VMI) of half-iodine-load, abdominopelvic, contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) by dual-energy CT (DECT) with deep learning image reconstruction (DLIR).
Methods: In 28 oncology patients with moderate-to-severe renal impairment undergoing half-iodine-load (300 mgI/kg) CECT by DECT during the nephrographic phase, we reconstructed VMI at 40-70 keV with a slice thickness of 0.625 mm using filtered back-projection (FBP), hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR), and DLIR; measured contrast-noise ratio (CNR) of the liver, spleen, aorta, portal vein, and prostate/uterus; and determined the optimal keV to achieve the maximal CNR. At the optimal keV, two independent radiologists compared each organ's CNR and subjective IQ scores among FBP, HIR, and DLIR to subjectively grade image noise, contrast, sharpness, delineation of small structures, and overall IQ.
Results: CNR of each organ increased continuously from 70 to 40 keV using FBP, HIR, and DLIR. At 40 keV, CNR of the prostate/uterus was significantly higher with DLIR than with FBP; however, CNR was similar between FBP and HIR and between HIR and DLIR. The CNR of all other organs increased significantly from FBP to HIR to DLIR (P < 0.05). All IQ scores significantly improved from FBP to HIR to DLIR (P < 0.05) and were acceptable in all patients with DLIR only.
Conclusions: The combination of 40 keV and DLIR offers the maximal CNR and a subjectively acceptable IQ for thin-slice VMI of half-iodine-load CECT.
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