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    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Cardiovascular Diseases

    Background:

    • Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) is standard for aortic dissection (AD) but poses risks like allergic reactions and renal failure.
    • Non-contrast-enhanced CT (NCE-CT) has limited sensitivity for AD diagnosis, leading to potential misdiagnosis.
    • Developing safer and more sensitive AD detection methods is crucial for patient care.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a novel cascaded multi-task generative framework for aortic dissection detection using non-contrast-enhanced CT (NCE-CT) volumes.
    • To improve the sensitivity and accuracy of AD diagnosis by leveraging NCE-CT data.
    • To provide a potential alternative to CE-CT, mitigating risks associated with contrast agents.

    Main Methods:

    • A cascaded framework combining a 3D nnU-Net for aorta segmentation and a 3D multi-task generative architecture (3D MTGA).
    • The 3D MTGA simultaneously synthesizes CE-CT volumes, segments true and false lumens, and classifies patients for AD.
    • Theoretical formulation using Jensen-Shannon Divergence (JSD) to enhance AD detection performance.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed framework achieved an average accuracy of 0.831, sensitivity of 0.938, and F1-score of 0.847.
    • Outperformed seven state-of-the-art classification models across radiologists with varying experience levels.
    • Demonstrated superior performance compared to existing methods in aortic dissection detection.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel cascaded multi-task generative framework shows significant potential for accurate AD detection using NCE-CT.
    • This approach can reduce misdiagnosis rates and offers a safer alternative to CE-CT.
    • The framework's superior performance highlights its clinical applicability in diagnosing aortic dissection.