N Engelhard1, K G Hermann1, J Greese1, M Fuchs2, M Pumberger3, M Putzier3, T Diekhoff4. 1. Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 2. Department for Orthopaedic Surgery, RKU, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. 3. Department of Spine Surgery, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany. 4. Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. torsten.diekhoff@charite.de.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic performance of different reconstruction algorithms of single-source dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) for the detection of bone marrow lesions (BML) in patients with vertebral compression fracture using MRI as the standard of reference. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Seventeen patients with an age over 50 who underwent single-source DECT of the spine were included. The raw data (RD) were reconstructed using filtered back-projection (FBP) and iterative reconstruction (IR) with three iteration levels (IR1-IR3). Bone marrow images were generated using a three-material decomposition (3MD) and a two-material decomposition (2MD) algorithm and an RD-based approach. Three blinded readers scored the images for image quality and the presence of bone marrow lesions (BML). Only vertebrae with height loss were included. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were calculated. The different reconstructions were compared using Dunn's multiple comparison test. RESULTS: Thirty-nine vertebrae were included. IR(1-3) showed superior sensitivity (87.5%) compared to FBP (75%) using 3MD but was comparable to RD (83.3%). All 2MD images were inferior (sensitivity < 38%). The image quality score was significantly higher for 3MD-IR(1-3) compared to 3MD-FBP (p < 0.0001) and all 2MD data sets (p < 0.03). This pattern was also supported by the SNR and CNR measurements. RD showed no significant improvement compared to IR. CONCLUSION: The image quality of bone marrow images acquired with DECT can be improved by using IR compared with FBP. RD-based reconstruction does not offer significant improvement over image data-based reconstruction. 2MD algorithms are not suitable for BML detection.
PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic performance of different reconstruction algorithms of single-source dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) for the detection of bone marrow lesions (BML) in patients with vertebral compression fracture using MRI as the standard of reference. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Seventeen patients with an age over 50 who underwent single-source DECT of the spine were included. The raw data (RD) were reconstructed using filtered back-projection (FBP) and iterative reconstruction (IR) with three iteration levels (IR1-IR3). Bone marrow images were generated using a three-material decomposition (3MD) and a two-material decomposition (2MD) algorithm and an RD-based approach. Three blinded readers scored the images for image quality and the presence of bone marrow lesions (BML). Only vertebrae with height loss were included. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were calculated. The different reconstructions were compared using Dunn's multiple comparison test. RESULTS: Thirty-nine vertebrae were included. IR(1-3) showed superior sensitivity (87.5%) compared to FBP (75%) using 3MD but was comparable to RD (83.3%). All 2MD images were inferior (sensitivity < 38%). The image quality score was significantly higher for 3MD-IR(1-3) compared to 3MD-FBP (p < 0.0001) and all 2MD data sets (p < 0.03). This pattern was also supported by the SNR and CNR measurements. RD showed no significant improvement compared to IR. CONCLUSION: The image quality of bone marrow images acquired with DECT can be improved by using IR compared with FBP. RD-based reconstruction does not offer significant improvement over image data-based reconstruction. 2MD algorithms are not suitable for BML detection.
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Black bone technique; Bone marrow oedema; Iterative reconstruction; Single-source dual-energy CT; Virtual non-calcium technique
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