Feasibility of high-pitch dual-source low-dose chest CT: Reduction of radiation and cardiac artifacts - 31/03/16
, H.I. Ha b, ⁎ , H.J. Hwang b , K. Lee b
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Abstract |
Purpose |
To compare the radiation dose and image quality, focused mainly on cardiac pulsation artifact, between high-pitch low-dose chest computed tomography (HP-LDCT) and standard low-dose chest CT (LDCT).
Patients and Methods |
One hundred patients underwent HP-LDCT (50 patients) or LDCT (50 patients). Scan parameters were the same except for the pitch and gantry rotation time: 3.0 vs. 1.2 and 0.28s vs. 0.5s, respectively. Objective image noise at five regions and subjective image quality, such as noise, artifacts, cardiac pulsation artifacts, and overall diagnostic acceptability, were evaluated using a five-point scale. The significance level for all tests was set at P<0.05.
Results |
The dose-length products (DLPs) with HP-LDCT and LDCT were 90.2±4.3mGycm and 103.1±6.4mGycm, respectively (P<0.01). DLP of HP-LDCT showed a 13% reduction versus LDCT. Objective image noise was not significantly different. Cardiac pulsation artifacts showed a significant reduction on HP-LDCT (P<0.01). Other subjective image quality parameters of HP-LDCT were similar to those of LDCT. The overall diagnostic acceptability of HP-LDCT was better than that of LDCT (P<0.01).
Conclusions |
HP-LDCT showed a 13% mean radiation dose reduction with no deterioration in image quality due to cardiac pulsation artifacts.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : Thorax, Dual-source CT, Radiation dose reduction, High-pitch
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Vol 97 - N° 4
P. 443-449 - avril 2016 Regresar al número
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