Fabio Mattiussi, Francesco Magoga, Andrea Cozzi, Salvatore Ferraro, Gabrio Cadei, Chiara Martini, Svenja Leu, Ebticem Ben Khalifa, Alcide Alessandro Azzena, Marco Pileggi, Ermidio Rezzonico, Stefania Rizzo
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ErisNet: A Deep Learning Model for Noise Reduction in CT Images.
Background: ErisNet, a novel AI model to reduce noise in Computed Tomography images. Methods: We trained ErisNet on 23 post-mortem whole-body CT scans. We assessed the objective performance with mean square error (MSE), peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), structural similarity index (SSIM) measure, visual information fidelity (VIF), edge preservation index (EPI) and noise variance (NV). We assessed the qualitative performance by six radiologists. To support the visual assessment, we placed circular regions of interest (ROI) in the vitreous body, brain, liver and spleen parenchyma and paravertebral muscle. Results: ErisNet achieved MSE 64.07 ± 46.81, PSNR 31.32 ± 3.69 dB, SSIM 0.93 ± 0.06, VIF 0.49 ± 0.09, EPI 0.97 ± 0.01 and NV 64.69 ± 46.80. The ROI analysis showed a reduction in noise: the SD of the HU decreased by 8% in the vitreous body (from 17.6 to 16.2 HU), by 18% in the brain parenchyma (from 18.85 to 15.40 HU) and by 15-19% in the liver, spleen and paravertebral muscle. The six radiologists confirmed these results by assigning high scores (scale from one to five): overall quality 4.5 ± 0.6, noise suppression/detail preservation 4.7 ± 0.5 and diagnostic confidence 4.8 ± 0.4 (p < 0.01). Conclusions: ErisNet improves the quality of CT images and shows strong potential for processing low-dose scans.
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