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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: With the utility of hybrid tau PET/MR imaging in the screening, diagnosis, and follow-up of individuals with neurodegenerative diseases, we investigated whether deep learning techniques can be used in enhancing ultra-low-dose [18F]-PI-2620 tau PET/MR images to produce diagnostic-quality images.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-four healthy aging participants and patients with neurodegenerative diseases were recruited for this study, and [18F]-PI-2620 tau PET/MR data were simultaneously acquired. A generative adversarial network was trained to enhance ultra-low-dose tau images, which were reconstructed from a random sampling of 1/20 (approximately 5% of original count level) of the original full-dose data. MR images were also used as additional input channels. Region-based analyses as well as a reader study were conducted to assess the image quality of the enhanced images compared with their full-dose counterparts.RESULTS: The enhanced ultra-low-dose tau images showed apparent noise reduction compared with the ultra-low-dose images. The regional standard uptake value ratios showed that while, in general, there is an underestimation for both image types, especially in regions with higher uptake, when focusing on the healthy-but-amyloid-positive population (with relatively lower tau uptake), this bias was reduced in the enhanced ultra-low-dose images. The radiotracer uptake patterns in the enhanced images were read accurately compared with their full-dose counterparts.CONCLUSIONS: The clinical readings of deep learning-enhanced ultra-low-dose tau PET images were consistent with those performed with full-dose imaging, suggesting the possibility of reducing the dose and enabling more frequent examinations for dementia monitoring.
View details for DOI 10.3174/ajnr.A7961
View details for PubMedID 37591771