scholarly journals Low Contrast Agent and Radiation Dose Protocol for Hepatic Dynamic CT of Thin Adults at 256–Detector Row CT: Effect of Low Tube Voltage and Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction Algorithm on Image Quality

Radiology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 264 (2) ◽  
pp. 445-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Nakaura ◽  
Shinichi Nakamura ◽  
Natsuki Maruyama ◽  
Yoshinori Funama ◽  
Kazuo Awai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Quality ◽  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Iterative Reconstruction ◽  
Reconstruction Algorithm ◽  
Dynamic Ct ◽  
Tube Voltage ◽  
Low Contrast ◽  
Iterative Reconstruction Algorithm ◽  
Low Tube Voltage ◽  
Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction

Diagnostic performance and image quality of low-tube voltage and low-contrast medium dose protocol with hybrid iterative reconstruction for hepatic dynamic CT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shintaro Ichikawa ◽  
Utaroh Motosugi ◽  
Tatsuya Shimizu ◽  
Marie Luise Kromrey ◽  
Yoshihito Aikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Quality ◽  
Iterative Reconstruction ◽  
Diagnostic Performance ◽  
Dynamic Ct ◽  
Diagnostic Ability ◽  
Tube Voltage ◽  
Low Contrast ◽  
Lesion Detectability ◽  
Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance and image quality of the low-tube voltage and low-contrast medium dose protocol for hepatic dynamic CT. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January and May 2018. All patients underwent hepatic dynamic CT using one of the two protocols: tube voltage, 80 kVp and contrast dose, 370   mgI/kg with hybrid iterative reconstruction or tube voltage, 120 kVp and contrast dose, 600  mgI/kg with filtered back projection. Two radiologists independently scored lesion conspicuity and image quality. Another radiologist measured the CT numbers of abdominal organs, muscles, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in each phase. Lesion detectability, HCC diagnostic ability, and image quality of the arterial phase were compared between the two protocols using the non-inferiority test. CT numbers and HCC-to-liver contrast were compared between the protocols using the Mann–Whitney U test. Results: 424 patients (70.5 ± 10.1 years) were evaluated. The 80-kVp protocol showed non-inferiority in lesion detectability and diagnostic ability for HCC (sensitivity, 85.7–89.3%; specificity, 96.3–98.6%) compared with the 120-kVp protocol (sensitivity, 91.0–93.3%; specificity, 93.6–97.3%) (p < 0.001–0.038). The ratio of fair image quality in the 80-kVp protocol also showed non-inferiority compared with that in the 120-kVp protocol in assessments by both readers (p < 0.001). HCC-to-liver contrast showed no significant differences for all phases (p = 0.309–0.705) between the two protocols. Conclusion: The 80-kVp protocol with hybrid iterative reconstruction for hepatic dynamic CT can decrease iodine doses while maintaining diagnostic performance and image quality compared with the 120-kVp protocol. Advances in knowledge: The 80- and 120-kVp protocols showed equivalent hepatic lesion detectability, diagnostic ability for HCC, image quality, and HCC-to-liver contrast. The 80-kVp protocol showed a 38.3% reduction in iodine dose compared with the 120-kVp protocol.

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