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Feasibility of Pediatric Low-Dose Facial CT Reconstructed with Filtered Back Projection Using Adequate Kernels

필터보정역투영과 적절한 커널을 이용한 소아 저선량 안면 컴퓨터단층촬영의 시행 가능성

  • Hye Ji (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Sun Kyoung You (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeong Eun Lee (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine) ;
  • So Mi Lee (Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital) ;
  • Hyun-Hae Cho (Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital) ;
  • Joon Young Ohm (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital)
  • 지혜 (충남대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 유선경 (충남대학교 의과대학 충남대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이정은 (충남대학교 의과대학 충남대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이소미 (경북대학교 의과대학 칠곡경북대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 조현혜 (이화여자대학교 목동병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 엄준영 (충남대학교병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2021.01.04
  • Accepted : 2021.06.30
  • Published : 2022.05.01
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Abstract

Purpose To evaluate the feasibility of pediatric low-dose facial CT reconstructed with filtered back projection (FBP) using adequate kernels. Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and imaging data of children aged < 10 years who underwent facial CT at our emergency department. The patients were divided into two groups: low-dose CT (LDCT; Group A, n = 73) with a fixed 80-kVp tube potential and automatic tube current modulation (ATCM) and standard-dose CT (SDCT; Group B, n = 40) with a fixed 120-kVp tube potential and ATCM. All images were reconstructed with FBP using bone and soft tissue kernels in Group A and only bone kernel in Group B. The groups were compared in terms of image noise, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Two radiologists subjectively scored the overall image quality of bony and soft tissue structures. The CT dose index volume and dose-length product were recorded. Results Image noise was higher in Group A than in Group B in bone kernel images (p < 0.001). Group A using a soft tissue kernel showed the highest SNR and CNR for all soft tissue structures (all p < 0.001). In the qualitative analysis of bony structures, Group A scores were found to be similar to or higher than Group B scores on comparing bone kernel images. In the qualitative analysis of soft tissue structures, there was no significant difference between Group A using a soft tissue kernel and Group B using a bone kernel with a soft tissue window setting (p > 0.05). Group A showed a 76.9% reduction in radiation dose compared to Group B (3.2 ± 0.2 mGy vs. 13.9 ± 1.5 mGy; p < 0.001). Conclusion The addition of a soft tissue kernel image to conventional CT reconstructed with FBP enables the use of pediatric low-dose facial CT protocol while maintaining image quality.

목적 필터보정역투영(filtered back projection; 이하 FBP)법과 적절한 커널로 재구성된 소아 저선량 안면 컴퓨터단층촬영(이하 CT)의 시행 가능성을 평가하고자 한다. 대상과 방법 응급실에서 안면 CT를 촬영한 10세 이하 환자의 임상 및 영상 데이터를 후향적으로 검토하였다. 환자들을 두 그룹으로 나누었다: 고정된 80 kVp와 자동관전류변조기법을 사용하는 저선량 CT (low-dose CT, 그룹 A, n = 73), 고정된 120 kVp와 자동관전류변조기법을 사용하는 표준 선량 CT (standard-dose CT, 그룹 B, n = 40). 모든 영상은 FBP로 재구성되었다: 그룹 A는 뼈와 연조직 커널을, 그룹 B는 뼈 커널을 이용하였다. 두 그룹의 영상 잡음, 신호대잡음비(signal-to-noise ratio; 이하 SNR), 그리고 대조대잡음비(contrast-to-noise ratio; 이하 CNR)를 비교하였다. 두 명의 영상의학과 의사가 뼈와 연조직의 영상 품질에 대해 주관적으로 점수화하였다. 용적 CT 선량지수(CT dose index volume)와 선량길이곱(dose length product)을 기록하였다. 결과 영상 잡음은 그룹 A가 그룹 B보다 높았다(p < 0.001). 연조직 커널을 사용한 그룹 A 영상에서 가장 높은 SNR과 CNR을 보였다(p < 0.001). 뼈의 정성적 평가에서 뼈 커널 영상들을 비교하면 그룹 A가 그룹 B보다 비슷하거나 높은 점수를 보였다. 연조직의 정성적 평가에서 연조직 커널을 이용한 그룹 A와 뼈 커널에 연조직 창 설정을 이용한 그룹 B 사이에는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(p > 0.05). 그룹 A는 그룹 B에 비해 방사선 선량이 76.9% 감소했다(3.2 ± 0.2 mGy vs. 13.9 ± 1.5 mGy, p < 0.001). 결론 연조직 커널 영상을 FBP로 재구성된 전통적인 CT에 추가함으로써 영상 품질을 유지하면서 소아 저선량 안면 CT 프로토콜을 사용할 수 있다.

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