Fiachra Moloney1, Karl James1, Maria Twomey1, David Ryan1, Tyler M Grey2, Amber Downes2, Richard G Kavanagh1, Niamh Moore1, Mary Jane Murphy1, Jackie Bye3, Brian W Carey4, Sean E McSweeney1, Conor Deasy5, Emmett Andrews6, Fergus Shanahan7,8, Michael M Maher1,8, Owen J O'Connor1,8. 1. Department of Radiology, Cork University Hospital, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. 2. School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. 3. GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL, USA. 4. Department of Radiology, Cork University Hospital, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. brian_carey@ucc.ie. 5. Department of Emergency Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. 6. Department of Surgery, Cork University Hospital, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. 7. Department of Medicine, Cork University Hospital, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. 8. Alimentary Pharmabiotic Center, Cork, Ireland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Performance of a modified abdominopelvic CT protocol reconstructed using full iterative reconstruction (IR) was assessed for imaging patients presenting with acute abdominal symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-seven patients (17 male, 40 female; mean age of 56.5 ± 8 years) were prospectively studied. Low-dose (LD) and conventional-dose (CD) CTs were contemporaneously acquired between November 2015 and March 2016. The LD and CD protocols imparted radiation exposures approximating 10-20% and 80-90% those of routine abdominopelvic CT, respectively. The LD images were reconstructed with model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR), and CD images with hybrid IR (40% adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR)). Image quality was assessed quantitatively and qualitatively. Independent clinical interpretations were performed with a 6-week delay between reviews. RESULTS: A 74.7% mean radiation dose reduction was achieved: LD effective dose (ED) 2.38 ± 1.78 mSv (size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) 3.77 ± 1.97 mGy); CD ED 7.04 ± 4.89 mSv (SSDE 10.74 ± 5.5 mGy). LD-MBIR images had significantly lower objective and subjective image noise compared with CD-ASIR (p < 0.0001). Noise reduction for LD-MBIR studies was greater for patients with BMI < 25 kg/m2 than those with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (5.36 ± 3.2 Hounsfield units (HU) vs. 4.05 ± 3.1 HU, p < 0.0001). CD-ASIR studies had significantly better contrast resolution, and diagnostic acceptability (p < 0.0001 for all). LD-MBIR studies had significantly lower streak artifact (p < 0.0001). There was no difference in sensitivity for primary findings between the low-dose and conventional protocols with the exception of one case of enteritis. CONCLUSIONS: Low-dose abdominopelvic CT performed with MBIR is a feasible radiation dose reduction strategy for imaging patients presenting with acute abdominal pain.
OBJECTIVES: Performance of a modified abdominopelvic CT protocol reconstructed using full iterative reconstruction (IR) was assessed for imaging patients presenting with acute abdominal symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-seven patients (17 male, 40 female; mean age of 56.5 ± 8 years) were prospectively studied. Low-dose (LD) and conventional-dose (CD) CTs were contemporaneously acquired between November 2015 and March 2016. The LD and CD protocols imparted radiation exposures approximating 10-20% and 80-90% those of routine abdominopelvic CT, respectively. The LD images were reconstructed with model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR), and CD images with hybrid IR (40% adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR)). Image quality was assessed quantitatively and qualitatively. Independent clinical interpretations were performed with a 6-week delay between reviews. RESULTS: A 74.7% mean radiation dose reduction was achieved: LD effective dose (ED) 2.38 ± 1.78 mSv (size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) 3.77 ± 1.97 mGy); CD ED 7.04 ± 4.89 mSv (SSDE 10.74 ± 5.5 mGy). LD-MBIR images had significantly lower objective and subjective image noise compared with CD-ASIR (p < 0.0001). Noise reduction for LD-MBIR studies was greater for patients with BMI < 25 kg/m2 than those with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (5.36 ± 3.2 Hounsfield units (HU) vs. 4.05 ± 3.1 HU, p < 0.0001). CD-ASIR studies had significantly better contrast resolution, and diagnostic acceptability (p < 0.0001 for all). LD-MBIR studies had significantly lower streak artifact (p < 0.0001). There was no difference in sensitivity for primary findings between the low-dose and conventional protocols with the exception of one case of enteritis. CONCLUSIONS: Low-dose abdominopelvic CT performed with MBIR is a feasible radiation dose reduction strategy for imaging patients presenting with acute abdominal pain.
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