High resolution reconstruction for optimization of imaging quality of GE Discovery CT 750 HD / 中国介入影像与治疗学

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the value of high resolution reconstruction for optimization of imaging quality of GE Discovery CT 750 HD based on phantom pilot.Methods CT scanning with large (50 cm) and small (32 cm) scanning field of view (SFOV) was performed for a Catphan 500 phantom with or without high resolution on GE Discovery CT 750 HD.All raw data acquired by volumetric CT scan were reconstructed as the same size of a small DFOV (25 cm) with STAND algorithm.Then the images were divided into four groups,including large SFOV without high resolution (group A),large SFOV with high resolution (group B),small SFOV without high resolution (group C) and small SFOV with high resolution (group D).The spatial-resolution (SR),density-resolution (DR),noise (N),CNR,SNR and CT dose index volumes (CTDI) were measured and compared among 4 groups.Results The overall differences of SR,DR,N,CNR,SNR and CTDI were statistically significant among four groups (all P＜0.05).Compared with group A,the average N increased in group C (P＜0.01),SR increased in group B and the average CNR and SNR decreased in group D,while N increased in group D (all P＜0.01).Conclusion Large SFOV combined with high resolution reconstruction may ensure CNR and SNR,and improve SR.