Image Quality Assessment of a Deep Learning–Based Automatic Bone Removal Algorithm for Cervical CTA

Author:

Cui Yuanyuan1,Fan Rongrong1,Cheng Yuxin1,Sun An1,Xu Zhoubing2,Schwier Michael3,Li Linfeng4,Lin Shushen4,Schoebinger Max5,Xiao Yi1,Liu Shiyuan1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China

2. Siemens Healthineers, Princeton, NJ

3. Siemens Healthineers, Hamburg, Germany

4. Siemens Healthineers, Shanghai, China

5. Siemens Healthineers, Forchheim, Germany.

Abstract

Background The present study aims to evaluate the postprocessing image quality of a deep-learning (DL)–based automatic bone removal algorithm in the real clinical practice for cervical computed tomography angiography (CTA). Materials and Methods A total of 100 patients (31 females, 61.4 ± 12.4 years old) who had performed cervical CTA from January 2022 to July 2022 were included retrospectively. Three different types of scanners were used. Ipsilateral cervical artery was divided into 10 segments. The performance of the DL algorithm and conventional algorithm in terms of bone removal and vascular integrity was independently evaluated by two radiologists for each segment. The difference in the performance between the two algorithms was compared. Inter- and intrarater consistency were assessed, and the correlation between the degree of carotid artery stenosis and the rank of bone removal and vascular integrity was analyzed. Results Significant differences were observed in the rankings of bone removal and vascular integrity between the two algorithms on most segments on both sides. Compared to DL algorithm, the conventional algorithm showed a higher correlation between the degree of carotid artery stenosis and vascular integrity (r = −0.264 vs r = −0.180). The inter- and intrarater consistency of DL algorithm were found to be higher than or equal to those of conventional algorithm. Conclusions The DL algorithm for bone removal in cervical CTA demonstrated significantly better performance than conventional postprocessing method, particularly in the segments with complex anatomical structures and adjacent to bone.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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