Application of low-tube-voltage combined with adaptive iterative reconstruction in lower extremity computed tomography angiography / 中华放射医学与防护杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the feasibility of low-tube-voltage in combination with the three-dimensional adaptive iterative dose reduction (AIDR-3D) algorithm in performing lower extremity computed tomography angiography (CTA).Methods A total of 60 patients suspicious of lower extremity arterial occlusion were randomized into control group (120 kV,a =30) and experimental group (100 kV,n =30).The CTA was undertaken with a 320-row scanner (Toshiba Aquilion ONE),and the images was reconstructed with filtered back projection (FBP) algorithm in control group and FBP as well as the AIDR-3D algorithm in experimental group.The subjective image quality,vascular density (VD),noise,signal-to-noise ratio (SNR),contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR),and dose length product (DLP) were compared between two groups.Results The DLP was significantly lower in experimental group than that in control group [(503.5± 104.7) vs.(1 099.4 ± 151.7) mGy·cm,t =15.7,P ＜0.05].The images in experimental group with 100 kV and FBP protocol had significantly increased VD and noise (t =-3.13,-3.61,P ＜ 0.05) than that in the control.The images in experimental group with AIDR-3D had significantly lower noise and higher SNR and CNR than that with FBP (t =13.59,2.14,P ＜ 0.05),also significantly lower noise and significantly higher VD,SNR,and CNR than that in the control (t =-3.75,-4.19,-4.15,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Low-tube-voltage (100 kV) combined with AIDR-3D reconstruction could significantly improve the image quality and reduce radiation dose in lower extremity CTA with a 320-row CT scanner.Trial registration Chinese clinical trial registry,ChiCTR-DPD-16008054.