2022
Deep learning-based denoising in projection-domain and reconstruction-domain for low-dose myocardial perfusion SPECT
Sun J, Jiang H, Du Y, Li C, Wu T, Liu Y, Yang B, Mok G. Deep learning-based denoising in projection-domain and reconstruction-domain for low-dose myocardial perfusion SPECT. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 30: 970-985. PMID: 35982208, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03045-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditional generative adversarial networkGenerative adversarial networkImage qualityAdversarial networkOS-EM methodList-mode dataXCAT phantomPost-reconstruction filteringImagesSPECT projectionsDenoisingMyocardial perfusion SPECTHigh noise levelsPerfusion SPECTFull doseSPECT/CT scansNetworkDifferent anatomical variationsMode dataFilteringMP-SPECTLD images
2021
Diagnostic accuracy of stress-only myocardial perfusion SPECT improved by deep learning
Liu H, Wu J, Miller EJ, Liu C, Yaqiang, Liu, Liu YH. Diagnostic accuracy of stress-only myocardial perfusion SPECT improved by deep learning. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2021, 48: 2793-2800. PMID: 33511425, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-021-05202-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion abnormalitiesPerfusion abnormalitiesDiagnostic accuracyConvolutional neural networkTomography myocardial perfusion imagingYale-New Haven HospitalMyocardial perfusion defect sizeSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingAbnormal myocardial perfusionReceiver-operating characteristic curvePerfusion defect sizeNew Haven HospitalAUC valuesSingle photon emissionMyocardial perfusion SPECTDeep learningHigh diagnostic accuracyArtery diseaseDL methodsFinal diagnosisPatient genderMyocardial perfusionPerfusion SPECT
2016
High-Sensitivity and High-Resolution SPECT/CT Systems Provide Substantial Dose Reduction Without Compromising Quantitative Precision for Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Function
Palyo RJ, Sinusas A, Liu YH. High-Sensitivity and High-Resolution SPECT/CT Systems Provide Substantial Dose Reduction Without Compromising Quantitative Precision for Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Function. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 893-899. PMID: 26848173, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.164632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion SPECTEjection fractionDose reductionMyocardial perfusionAnterior descendingRight coronary artery territoryTetrofosmin myocardial perfusion SPECTNormal MPS resultsNuclear Cardiology guidelinesCoronary artery territoryLarge perfusion defectsLV ejection fractionLeft anterior descendingData of patientsNormal myocardial perfusionEnd-systolic volumeRelative dose reductionDefect sizeMPS resultsShort imaging protocolsTetrofosmin scanArtery territoryCardiology guidelinesSubstantial dose reductionLV function