Motion artifact removal in coronary CT angiography based on generative adversarial networks. 2023

Lu Zhang, and Beibei Jiang, and Qiang Chen, and Lingyun Wang, and Keke Zhao, and Yaping Zhang, and Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, and Xueqian Xie
Department of Radiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Haining Rd.100, Shanghai, 200080, China.

OBJECTIVE Coronary motion artifacts affect the diagnostic accuracy of coronary CT angiography (CCTA), especially in the mid right coronary artery (mRCA). The purpose is to correct CCTA motion artifacts of the mRCA using a GAN (generative adversarial network). METHODS We included 313 patients with CCTA scans, who had paired motion-affected and motion-free reference images at different R-R interval phases in the same cardiac cycle and included another 53 CCTA cases with invasive coronary angiography (ICA) comparison. Pix2pix, an image-to-image conversion GAN, was trained by the motion-affected and motion-free reference pairs to generate motion-free images from the motion-affected images. Peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), structural similarity (SSIM), Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), and Hausdorff distance (HD) were calculated to evaluate the image quality of GAN-generated images. RESULTS At the image level, the median of PSNR, SSIM, DSC, and HD of GAN-generated images were 26.1 (interquartile: 24.4-27.5), 0.860 (0.830-0.882), 0.783 (0.714-0.825), and 4.47 (3.00-4.47), respectively, significantly better than the motion-affected images (p < 0.001). At the patient level, the image quality results were similar. GAN-generated images improved the motion artifact alleviation score (4 vs. 1, p < 0.001) and overall image quality score (4 vs. 1, p < 0.001) than those of the motion-affected images. In patients with ICA comparison, GAN-generated images achieved accuracy of 81%, 85%, and 70% in identifying no, < 50%, and ≥ 50% stenosis, respectively, higher than 66%, 72%, and 68% for the motion-affected images. CONCLUSIONS Generative adversarial network-generated CCTA images greatly improved the image quality and diagnostic accuracy compared to motion-affected images. CONCLUSIONS • A generative adversarial network greatly reduced motion artifacts in coronary CT angiography and improved image quality. • GAN-generated images improved diagnosis accuracy of identifying no, < 50%, and ≥ 50% stenosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007091 Image Processing, Computer-Assisted A technique of inputting two-dimensional or three-dimensional images into a computer and then enhancing or analyzing the imagery into a form that is more useful to the human observer. Biomedical Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Processing,Digital Image Processing,Image Analysis, Computer-Assisted,Image Reconstruction,Medical Image Processing,Analysis, Computer-Assisted Image,Computer-Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Analyses,Image Analyses, Computer-Assisted,Image Analysis, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Biomedical,Image Processing, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Digital,Image Processing, Medical,Image Processings, Medical,Image Reconstructions,Medical Image Processings,Processing, Biomedical Image,Processing, Digital Image,Processing, Medical Image,Processings, Digital Image,Processings, Medical Image,Reconstruction, Image,Reconstructions, Image
D009038 Motion Physical motion, i.e., a change in position of a body or subject as a result of an external force. It is distinguished from MOVEMENT, a process resulting from biological activity. Motions
D003251 Constriction, Pathologic The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions. Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000072226 Computed Tomography Angiography A non-invasive method that uses a CT scanner for capturing images of blood vessels and tissues. A CONTRAST MATERIAL is injected, which helps produce detailed images that aid in diagnosing VASCULAR DISEASES. Angiography, CT,Angiography, Computed Tomography,CT Angiography,Angiographies, CT,Angiographies, Computed Tomography,CT Angiographies,Computed Tomography Angiographies,Tomography Angiographies, Computed,Tomography Angiography, Computed
D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography
D016477 Artifacts Any visible result of a procedure which is caused by the procedure itself and not by the entity being analyzed. Common examples include histological structures introduced by tissue processing, radiographic images of structures that are not naturally present in living tissue, and products of chemical reactions that occur during analysis. Artefacts,Artefact,Artifact
D017023 Coronary Angiography Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium. Angiography, Coronary,Angiographies, Coronary,Coronary Angiographies

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