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Research ArticleSPINE IMAGING AND SPINE IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTIONS

Optimization of Photon-Counting CT Myelography for the Detection of CSF-Venous Fistulas Using Convolutional Neural Network Denoising: A Comparative Analysis of Reconstruction Techniques

Ajay A. Madhavan, Zhongxing Zhou, Paul J. Farnsworth, Jamison Thorne, Timothy J. Amrhein, Peter G. Kranz, Waleed Brinjikji, Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory, Michelle L. Kodet, Nikkole M. Weber, Grace Thompson, Felix E. Diehn and Lifeng Yu
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8695
Ajay A. Madhavan
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Zhongxing Zhou
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Paul J. Farnsworth
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Jamison Thorne
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Timothy J. Amrhein
bDepartment of Radiology (T.J.A., P.G.K.), Duke Health, Durham, North Carolina
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Peter G. Kranz
bDepartment of Radiology (T.J.A., P.G.K.), Duke Health, Durham, North Carolina
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Waleed Brinjikji
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory
cDepartment of Neurology (J.K.C.-G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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Michelle L. Kodet
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Nikkole M. Weber
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Grace Thompson
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Felix E. Diehn
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Lifeng Yu
aFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A.M., ZZ., P.J.F., J.T., W.B., M.L.K., N.M.W., G.T., F.E.D., L.Y.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Ajay A. Madhavan, Zhongxing Zhou, Paul J. Farnsworth, Jamison Thorne, Timothy J. Amrhein, Peter G. Kranz, Waleed Brinjikji, Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory, Michelle L. Kodet, Nikkole M. Weber, Grace Thompson, Felix E. Diehn, Lifeng Yu
Optimization of Photon-Counting CT Myelography for the Detection of CSF-Venous Fistulas Using Convolutional Neural Network Denoising: A Comparative Analysis of Reconstruction Techniques
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