ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2022
Low-dose CT with tin filter combined with iterative metal artefact reduction for guiding lung biopsy.
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Abstract
backgroundComputed tomography (CT) is currently the imaging modality of choice for guiding pulmonary percutaneous procedures. The use of a tin filter allows low-energy photons to be absorbed which contribute little to image quality but increases the radiation dose that a patient receives. Iterative metal artefact reduction (iMAR) was developed to diminish metal artefacts. This study investigated the impact of using tin filtration combined with an iMAR algorithm on dose reduction and image quality in CT-guided lung biopsy.
methodsNinety-nine consecutive patients undergoing CT-guided lung biopsy were randomly assigned to routine-dose CT protocols (groups A and B; without and with iMAR, respectively) or tin filter CT protocols (groups C and D; without or with iMAR, respectively). Subjective image quality was analysed using a 5-point Likert scale. Objective image quality was assessed, and the noise, contrast-to-noise ratio, and figure of merit were compared among the four groups. Metal artefacts were quantified using CT number reduction and metal diameter blurring. The radiation doses, diagnostic performance, and complication rates were also estimated.
resultsThe subjective image quality of the two scan types was compared. Images with iMAR reconstruction were superior to those without iMAR reconstruction (group A: 3.49±0.65
conclusionsTin filtration combined with an iMAR algorithm may reduce the radiation dose compared to the routine-dose CT protocol, while maintaining comparable diagnostic accuracy and image quality and producing fewer metal artefacts.
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