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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cardiology

Background:

  • Myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) images are prone to noise artifacts from low-count statistics, potentially leading to misdiagnosis.
  • Deep learning (DL) offers a promising solution for denoising MPS images and improving diagnostic accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the performance of various deep learning (DL) denoising models for myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) images.
  • To evaluate the impact of DL denoising on image quality, noise levels, and defect detection.

Main Methods:

  • Four DL models (CNN, RES, UNET, cGAN) were trained on MPS data reconstructed with varying acquisition times.
  • Methods were compared against each other and standard reconstruction (OSEM) using noise metrics (CoV), image similarity (SSIM), and ROC analysis for defect detection.

Main Results:

  • All DL methods significantly reduced noise compared to OSEM. CNN, RES, and UNET showed comparable defect detection performance to full-time acquisition, while cGAN had the lowest noise but also the poorest detection.
  • DL denoising improved image quality and uniformity, though SSIM was higher with reduced acquisition time OSEM.

Conclusions:

  • DL-based denoising enhances noise reduction in MPS imaging, with some models maintaining high diagnostic performance.
  • Conditional GAN (cGAN) achieved the lowest noise levels but demonstrated the weakest defect detection among the evaluated DL methods.