Vasiliki Chatzaraki1, Corinna Born2, Rahel A Kubik-Huch1, Johannes M Froehlich3, Michael J Thali4, Tilo Niemann5. 1. Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden, Baden, Switzerland. 2. Hospital Pharmacy, Kantonsspital Baden, Baden, Switzerland. 3. Guerbet AG, Zurich, Switzerland. 4. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. 5. Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden, Baden, Switzerland; tilo.niemann@ksb.ch.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: The quantitative evaluation of fat tissue, mainly for the determination of liver steatosis, is possible by using dual-energy computed tomography. Different photon energy acquisitions allow for estimation of attenuation coefficients. The effect of variation in radiation doses and reconstruction kernels on fat fraction estimation was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A six-probe-phantom with fat concentrations of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% were scanned in Sn140/100 kV with radiation doses ranging between 20 and 200 mAs before and after calibration. Images were reconstructed using iterative kernels (I26,Q30,I70). RESULTS: Fat fractions measured in dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) were consistent with the 20%-stepwise varying actual concentrations. Variation in radiation dose resulted in 3.1% variation of fat fraction. Softer reconstruction kernel (I26) underestimated the fat fraction (-9.1%), while quantitative (Q30) and sharper kernel (I70) overestimated fat fraction (10,8% and 13,1, respectively). CONCLUSION: The fat fraction in DECT approaches the actual fat concentration when calibrated to the reconstruction kerneö. Variation of radiation dose caused an acceptable 3% variation.
BACKGROUND/AIM: The quantitative evaluation of fat tissue, mainly for the determination of liver steatosis, is possible by using dual-energy computed tomography. Different photon energy acquisitions allow for estimation of attenuation coefficients. The effect of variation in radiation doses and reconstruction kernels on fat fraction estimation was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A six-probe-phantom with fat concentrations of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% were scanned in Sn140/100 kV with radiation doses ranging between 20 and 200 mAs before and after calibration. Images were reconstructed using iterative kernels (I26,Q30,I70). RESULTS: Fat fractions measured in dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) were consistent with the 20%-stepwise varying actual concentrations. Variation in radiation dose resulted in 3.1% variation of fat fraction. Softer reconstruction kernel (I26) underestimated the fat fraction (-9.1%), while quantitative (Q30) and sharper kernel (I70) overestimated fat fraction (10,8% and 13,1, respectively). CONCLUSION: The fat fraction in DECT approaches the actual fat concentration when calibrated to the reconstruction kerneö. Variation of radiation dose caused an acceptable 3% variation.
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