Kenichiro Hirata1, Daisuke Utsunomiya2, Seitaro Oda1, Masafumi Kidoh1, Yoshinori Funama3, Hideaki Yuki1, Morikatsu Yoshida1, Yasuyuki Yamashita1. 1. Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. 2. Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. utsunomi@kumamoto-u.ac.jp. 3. Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 4-24-1 Kuhonji, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0976, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to investigate the added value of the single-energy projection-based metallic artifact reduction (SEMAR) technique on the visualization and diagnostic confidence of oral cavity cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Contrast-enhanced CT was performed on 40 patients with dental metalwork. Of these, 18 patients had pathologically confirmed oral cavity cancer, and the other 22 patients had no lesions. CT attenuation and noise in the oral cavity were compared between the conventional and SEMAR images. Two radiologists visually graded the diagnostic confidence on a 5-point scale from 1 (definitely absent) to 5 (definitely present). The value of the SEMAR was assessed in a receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis. RESULTS: The artifact of the SEMAR images was significantly lower than that of the conventional images (38.4 ± 18.0 HU vs. 187.7 ± 162.7 HU; P < 0.01). Reviewers 1 and 2 detected 10 and 7 more lesions with the SEMAR, respectively. Areas under the curve for the conventional and SEMAR reconstruction were 0.761 and 0.942, respectively, for reviewer 1 and 0.701 and 0.864, respectively, for reviewer 2. CONCLUSION: The SEMAR significantly improved the oral cavity cancer visualization and diagnostic confidence.
PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to investigate the added value of the single-energy projection-based metallic artifact reduction (SEMAR) technique on the visualization and diagnostic confidence of oral cavity cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Contrast-enhanced CT was performed on 40 patients with dental metalwork. Of these, 18 patients had pathologically confirmed oral cavity cancer, and the other 22 patients had no lesions. CT attenuation and noise in the oral cavity were compared between the conventional and SEMAR images. Two radiologists visually graded the diagnostic confidence on a 5-point scale from 1 (definitely absent) to 5 (definitely present). The value of the SEMAR was assessed in a receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis. RESULTS: The artifact of the SEMAR images was significantly lower than that of the conventional images (38.4 ± 18.0 HU vs. 187.7 ± 162.7 HU; P < 0.01). Reviewers 1 and 2 detected 10 and 7 more lesions with the SEMAR, respectively. Areas under the curve for the conventional and SEMAR reconstruction were 0.761 and 0.942, respectively, for reviewer 1 and 0.701 and 0.864, respectively, for reviewer 2. CONCLUSION: The SEMAR significantly improved the oral cavity cancer visualization and diagnostic confidence.
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