Ultra-high-resolution imaging of the shoulder and pelvis using photon-counting-detector CT: a feasibility study in patients
2022; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 32; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/s00330-022-08925-x
ISSN1432-1084
AutoresFrancis I. Baffour, Kishore Rajendran, Katrina N. Glazebrook, Jamison E. Thorne, Nicholas B. Larson, Shuai Leng, Cynthia H. McCollough, Joel G. Fletcher,
Tópico(s)Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
ResumoTo evaluate ultra-high-resolution (UHR) imaging of large joints using an investigational photon-counting detector (PCD) CT.Patients undergoing clinical shoulder or pelvis energy-integrating-detector (EID) CT exam were scanned using the UHR mode of the PCD-CT system. Axial EID-CT images (1-mm sections) and PCD-CT images (0.6-mm sections) were reconstructed using Br62/Br64 and Br76 kernels, respectively. Two musculoskeletal radiologists rated visualization of anatomic structures using a 5-point Likert scale. Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used for statistical analysis of reader scores, and paired t-test was used for comparing bone CT numbers and image noise from PCD-CT and EID-CT.Thirty-two patients (17 shoulders and 15 pelvis) were prospectively recruited for this feasibility study. Mean age for shoulder exams was 67.3 ± 15.5 years (11 females) and 47.2 ± 15.8 years (11 females) for pelvis exams. The mean volume CT dose index was lower on PCD-CT compared to that on EID-CT (shoulders: 18 mGy vs. 34 mGy, pelvis: 11.6 mGy vs. 16.7 mGy). PCD-CT was rated significantly better than EID-CT (p < 0.001) for anatomic-structure visualization. Trabecular delineation in shoulders (mean score = 4.24 ± 0.73) and femoroacetabular joint visualization in the pelvis (mean score = 3.67 ± 1.03) received the highest scores. PCD-CT demonstrated significant increase in bone CT number (p < 0.001) relative to EID-CT; no significant difference in image noise was found between PCD-CT and EID-CT.The evaluated PCD-CT system provided improved visualization of osseous structures in the shoulders and pelvises at a 31-47% lower radiation dose compared to EID-CT.• A full field-of-view PCD-CT with 0.151 mm × 0.176 mm detector pixel size (isocenter) facilitates bilateral, high-resolution imaging of shoulders and pelvis. • The evaluated investigational PCD-CT system was rated superior by two musculoskeletal radiologists for anatomic structure visualization in shoulders and pelvises despite a 31-47% lower radiation dose compared to EID-CT. • PCD-CT demonstrated significantly higher bone CT number compared to EID-CT, while no significant difference in image noise was observed between PCD-CT and EID-CT despite a 31-47% dose reduction on PCD-CT.
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