ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2021
Spectral CT quantification stability and accuracy for pediatric patients: A phantom study.
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- Spectral CT and Photon-counting Detector CT: Principles and Applications in Neuroradiology.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2026Review
- Mitigating CT number variability between scanners, tube potentials, and patient sizes using spectral CT virtual monoenergetic imaging.Physics in medicine and biology · 2026Article
- Accurate iodine quantification and residual error reduction with principal component analysis multimaterial decomposition using spectral CT.Medical physics · 2026Article
- Performance Evaluation of Image Segmentation Using Dual-Energy Spectral CT Images with Deep Learning Image Reconstruction: A Phantom Study.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2025Article
- Impact of scatter radiation on spectral quantification performance of first- and second-generation dual-layer spectral computed tomography.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2024Article
- Spectral performance evaluation of a second-generation spectral detector CT.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2024Article
- Non-invasive mass and temperature quantifications with spectral CT.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Phantom-based quantification of the spectral accuracy in dual-layer spectral CT for pediatric imaging at 100 kVp.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSpectral computed tomography (spectral CT) provides access to clinically relevant measures of endogenous and exogenous materials in patients. For pediatric patients, current spectral CT applications include lesion characterization, quantitative vascular imaging, assessments of tumor response to treatment, and more.
objectiveThe aim of this study is a comprehensive investigation of the accuracy and stability of spectral quantifications from a spectral detector-based CT system with respect to different patient sizes and radiation dose levels relevant for the pediatric population. MATERIALS AND
methodsA spectral CT phantom with tissue-mimicking materials and iodine concentrations relevant for pediatric imaging was scanned on a spectral detector CT system using a standard pediatric abdominal protocol at 100%, 67%, 33% and 10% of the nominal radiation dose level. Different pediatric patient sizes were simulated using supplemental 3D-printed extension rings. Virtual mono-energetic, iodine density, effective atomic number, and electron density results were analyzed for stability with respect to radiation dose and patient size.
resultsCompared to conventional CT imaging, a pronounced improvement in the stability of attenuation measurements across patient size was observed when using virtual mono-energetic images. Iodine densities were within 0.1 mg/ml, effective atomic numbers were within 0.26 atomic numbers and electron density quantifications were within ±1.0% of their respective nominal values. Relative to the nominal dose clinical protocol, differences in attenuation of all tissue-mimicking materials were maintained below 1.6 HU for a 33% dose reduction, below 2.7 HU for a 67% dose reduction and below 3.7 HU for a 90% dose reduction, for all virtual mono-energetic energies equal to or greater than 50 keV. Iodine, and effective atomic number quantifications were stable to within 0.1 mg/ml and 0.06 atomic numbers, respectively, across all measured dose levels.
conclusionSpectral CT provides accurate and stable material quantification with respect to radiation dose reduction (up to 90%) and differing pediatric patient size. The observed consistency is an important step towards quantitative pediatric imaging at low radiation exposure levels.
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