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Low-dose computed tomography of the lumbar spine: a phantom study on imaging parameters and image quality
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- Alshamari, Muhammed, 1975- (författare)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskap och medicin,Region Örebro län,Department of Radiology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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- Geijer, Mats (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Diagnostisk radiologi, Lund,Sektion V,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Diagnostic Radiology, (Lund),Section V,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine,Center for Medical Imaging and Physiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Norrman, Eva, 1966- (författare)
- Region Örebro län
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- Geijer, Håkan, 1961- (författare)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskap och medicin,Region Örebro län,Department of Radiology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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- 2014-09-01
- 2014
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Acta Radiologica. - : SAGE Publications. - 1600-0455 .- 0284-1851. ; 55:7, s. 824-832
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Abstract
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- Background: Lumbar spine radiography has limited diagnostic value but low radiation dose compared with computed tomography (CT). The average effective radiation dose from lumbar spine radiography is about 1.1 mSv. Low-dose lumbar spine CT may be an alternative to increase the diagnostic value at low radiation dose, around 1 mSv. Purpose: To determine the optimal settings for low-dose lumbar spine CT simultaneously aiming for the highest diagnostic image quality possible. Material and Methods: An ovine lower thoracic and lumbar spine phantom, with all soft tissues around the vertebrae preserved except the skin, was placed in a 20 L plastic container filled with water. The phantom was scanned repeatedly with various technical settings; different tube potential, reference mAs, and with different convolution filters. Five radiologists evaluated the image quality according to a modification of the European guidelines for multislice computed tomography (MSCT) quality criteria for lumbar spine CT 2004. In a visual comparison the different scans were also ranked subjectively according to perceived image quality. Image noise and contrast were measured. Results: A tube potential of 120 kV with reference mAs 30 and medium or medium smooth convolution filter gave the best image quality at a sub-millisievert dose level, i.e. with an effective dose comparable to that from lumbar spine radiography. Conclusion: Low-dose lumbar spine CT thus opens a possibility to substitute lumbar spine radiography with CT without obvious increase in radiation dose.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Radiologi och bildbehandling (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- CT
- conventional radiography
- spine
- structures
- techniques
- conventional radiography; CT; spine; structures; techniques
- Radiologi
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