Ismail T Ali1, William D Wong2, Teresa Liang1, Faisal Khosa1, Memoona Mian1,3, Sabeena Jalal1, Savvas Nicolaou1. 1. 1 Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, 3350-950 West 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada. 2. 2 Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 3. 3 Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine the utility of dual-energy CT (DECT) for assessing carpal fractures and to obtain an attenuation value cutoff (in Hounsfield units) to identify bone marrow edema due to an acute carpal fracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, 24 patients who presented with wrist fractures from September 3, 2014, through March 9, 2015, underwent imaging with DECT (80 and 140 kVp). Using the three-material decomposition algorithm specific for virtual noncalcium to construct images, two radiologists identified carpal fractures and associated bone marrow edema. Readers noted the attenuation at areas with and without bone marrow edema. The cutoff value was obtained by ROC analysis and was internally validated on 13 separate patients with suspected wrist fractures. A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: CT attenuation was significantly higher in areas of bone marrow edema than in areas without it (p < 0.0001, t test). A cutoff of 5.90 HU allows detection of bone marrow edema associated with acute wrist fractures with 100% sensitivity and 99.5% specificity, compared with visual DECT interpretation. In the 13 validation cases, the cutoff of 5.90 HU identified bone marrow edema with 100% accuracy, compared with visual interpretation. Kappa values were 0.83 between the two readings by reader 1, and 0.73 and 0.96 comparing the two readings of reader 1 with the reading by reader 2. CONCLUSION: DECT is a useful tool for identifying bone marrow edema in the setting of acute wrist fractures, providing an alternative to MRI. A cutoff value of 5.90 HU can be used for accurate diagnosis and exclusion of carpal fractures.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine the utility of dual-energy CT (DECT) for assessing carpal fractures and to obtain an attenuation value cutoff (in Hounsfield units) to identify bone marrow edema due to an acute carpal fracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, 24 patients who presented with wrist fractures from September 3, 2014, through March 9, 2015, underwent imaging with DECT (80 and 140 kVp). Using the three-material decomposition algorithm specific for virtual noncalcium to construct images, two radiologists identified carpal fractures and associated bone marrow edema. Readers noted the attenuation at areas with and without bone marrow edema. The cutoff value was obtained by ROC analysis and was internally validated on 13 separate patients with suspected wrist fractures. A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: CT attenuation was significantly higher in areas of bone marrow edema than in areas without it (p < 0.0001, t test). A cutoff of 5.90 HU allows detection of bone marrow edema associated with acute wrist fractures with 100% sensitivity and 99.5% specificity, compared with visual DECT interpretation. In the 13 validation cases, the cutoff of 5.90 HU identified bone marrow edema with 100% accuracy, compared with visual interpretation. Kappa values were 0.83 between the two readings by reader 1, and 0.73 and 0.96 comparing the two readings of reader 1 with the reading by reader 2. CONCLUSION: DECT is a useful tool for identifying bone marrow edema in the setting of acute wrist fractures, providing an alternative to MRI. A cutoff value of 5.90 HU can be used for accurate diagnosis and exclusion of carpal fractures.
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bone marrow edema; carpal bones; dual-energy CT
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