Head and Neck Imaging
Clinical Application of Whole Aortic CT Angiography in Double-low Dose
Author:陆东旭 王 瑞 范占明 刘 锟 晏子旭 申艳光
affiliation:首都医科大学附属北京安贞医院医学影像科(北京100029)
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Objective To assess the image quality and the feasibility of double-low dose (80 kv and 30 mL contrast medium) combined with iterative reconstruction (IR) in whole aortic CT angiography. Methods Sixty post-operative patients were prospectively enrolled in this study and randomly separate into two groups with a routine dose CTA protocol (FLASH, reference parameters 120 kv, 60 mL contrast medium, RD) and a low dose CTA protocol (FLASH, reference parameters 80 kv, 30 mL contrast medium, LD), respectively. Images were reconstructed using filtered back projection (FBP) for RD dataset and using IR for LD dataset. Two radiologist reviewed the image quality using a 5-point scale (1 = non-diagnostic, 5 = excellent), measured objective image noise and calculated the signal to noise ratio (SNR), contrast to noise ratio (CNR). The radiation dose was recorded. Results The subjective image quality and CNR was no significantly statistical difference in LD, compared with RD ( all p > 0.05), but image noise and SNR was decreased in part of aortic segment. Compared with RD, the effective radiation dose and contrast medium volume in LD decreased by 72% and 50%, respectively (2.12 ± 0.15 mSv vs. 7.47 ± 0.54 mSv, 30 mL vs. 60 mL, all p < 0.05). Conclusion 30 mL contrast medium at 80kV for aorta CT angiography significantly reduces radiation and contrast agent volume while maintaining the diagnostically image quality.
【Keyword】Aorta; CTA; Radiation Dose; Contrast Medium; Computed Tomography
【Chart number】R543.1; R445.2
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2015.04.37
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th13Volume, th 4 Issue
2015Year04Month
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