Ping Hou1, Xiangnan Feng2, Jie Liu1, Yue Zhou1, Yaojun Jiang1, Xiaochen Jiang1, Jianbo Gao1. 1. 1 Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. 2. 2 Department of Statistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of using contrast medium (CM) of low and ultra-low volumes and injection rates in aortic CT angiography (CTA) through the joint application of single-source dual-energy CT (ssDECT) and adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR). METHODS:120 patients with known or suspected aortic dissection underwent aortic CTA and were equally divided into 3 groups. Conventional 120-kVp scan with a CM volume of 70 ml and an injection rate of 5 ml s-1 was performed on Group A. Groups B and C underwent ssDECT scan with CM volumes of 0.6 and 0.4 ml kg-1, respectively. 40% and 50% ASIR algorithms were applied for Groups B and C, respectively. A five-point grading scheme was utilized to subjectively evaluate the image quality, and the CT value and contrast-to-noise ratio were recorded as objective measures. The radiation dose was also evaluated. RESULTS: Groups B and C had equivalent subjective scores and CT values as Group A, whereas they had higher or equivalent contrast-to-noise ratios. Group B had 40.1% and 30% reductions on CM volume and injection rate, respectively, than Group A. Group C further resulted in 19.2% and 22% lesser CM volume and injection rate than Group B. The average effective radiation doses for the study groups were 22.5-24.5% lower than the control group. CONCLUSION: With the aid of ASIR and ssDECT for aortic CTA, it is feasible to adopt low and ultra-low CM volumes and injection rates while obtaining good quality images. Advances in knowledge: Low and ultra-low CM volumes and injection rates are feasible in CTA through the joint application of ssDECT and ASIR.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of using contrast medium (CM) of low and ultra-low volumes and injection rates in aortic CT angiography (CTA) through the joint application of single-source dual-energy CT (ssDECT) and adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR). METHODS: 120 patients with known or suspected aortic dissection underwent aortic CTA and were equally divided into 3 groups. Conventional 120-kVp scan with a CM volume of 70 ml and an injection rate of 5 ml s-1 was performed on Group A. Groups B and C underwent ssDECT scan with CM volumes of 0.6 and 0.4 ml kg-1, respectively. 40% and 50% ASIR algorithms were applied for Groups B and C, respectively. A five-point grading scheme was utilized to subjectively evaluate the image quality, and the CT value and contrast-to-noise ratio were recorded as objective measures. The radiation dose was also evaluated. RESULTS: Groups B and C had equivalent subjective scores and CT values as Group A, whereas they had higher or equivalent contrast-to-noise ratios. Group B had 40.1% and 30% reductions on CM volume and injection rate, respectively, than Group A. Group C further resulted in 19.2% and 22% lesser CM volume and injection rate than Group B. The average effective radiation doses for the study groups were 22.5-24.5% lower than the control group. CONCLUSION: With the aid of ASIR and ssDECT for aortic CTA, it is feasible to adopt low and ultra-low CM volumes and injection rates while obtaining good quality images. Advances in knowledge: Low and ultra-low CM volumes and injection rates are feasible in CTA through the joint application of ssDECT and ASIR.
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