Optimizing radiation dose parameters in MDCT arthrography of the shoulder: illustration of basic concepts in a cadaveric study.
(2019) Skeletal radiology — Vol. 48, n° 8, p. 1261-1268 (2019)
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- Objective: To determine in a cadaveric study the lowest achievable radiation dose and optimal tube potential generating diagnostic image quality in multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) arthrography of the shoulder. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six shoulders from three human cadavers were scanned using a 256-MDCT system after intra-articular injection of diluted iodinated contrast material. Using six decreasing radiation dose levels (CTDIvol: 20, 15, 10, 8, 6, and 4 mGy) and for each dose level, four decreasing tube potentials (140, 120, 100, and 80 kVp), image noise and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were measured. Two independent and blinded observers assessed the overall diagnostic image quality, subjective amount of noise, and severity of artifacts according to a four-point scale. Influence of those MDCT data acquisition parameters on objective and subjective image quality was analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and pairwise comparisons were performed. RESULTS: Multidetector CT protocols with radiation doses of 15 mGy or higher, combined with tube potentials of 100 kVp or higher, were equivalent in CNR to the reference 20 mGy-140 kVp protocol (all p ≥ 0.054). Above a CTDIvol of 10 mGy and a tube potential of 120 kVp, all protocols generated diagnostic image quality and subjective noise equivalent to the 20 mGy-140 kVp protocol (all p ≥ 0.22). CONCLUSIONS: Diagnostic image quality in MDCT arthrography of the shoulder can be obtained with a radiation dose of 10 mGy at an optimal tube potential of 120 kVp, corresponding to a reduction of up to 50% compared with standard-dose protocols, and as high as 500% compared with reported protocols in the literature.
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Aguet, J., Becce, F., Dunet, V., Vlassenbroek, A., Coche, E., & Omoumi, P. (2019). Optimizing radiation dose parameters in MDCT arthrography of the shoulder: illustration of basic concepts in a cadaveric study. Skeletal radiology, 48(8), 1261-1268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-019-3150-6 (Original work published 2019)