The effect of low tube voltage in combination with iterative reconstruction algorithm on image quality and radiation dose in upper limb intravascular fistula CT angiography
CHEN Yonghua, FU Gangzhe, PAN Kehua, CHEN Cong, CAO Guoquan
Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
CHEN Yonghua,FU Gangzhe,PAN Kehua, et al. The effect of low tube voltage in combination with iterative reconstruction algorithm on image quality and radiation dose in upper limb intravascular fistula CT angiography[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2019, 49(4): 289-293,297.
Abstract:Objective: To study the effect of low-tube voltage (80, 100 kV) combined with the iterative algorithm (IR) on image quality and radiation dose in upper limb intravascular fistula CT angiography. Methods: 72 cases of suspected upper limb arteriovenous fistula (AVF) dysfunction were randomized into 120 kV, 100 kV and 80 kV voltage groups (24 cases per group). The CTA was undertaken with a 320-row scanner (Toshiba Aquilion ONE), and the low tube voltage groups combined with standard adaptive iterative dose reduction technique (AIDR 3D). The states of AVF were observed by using axial images combined with CPR, VR and other reconstruction techniques. The general conditions, vessel density (VD), SNR, CNR, subjective image quality score and radiation dose of the three groups were compared respectively. Results: CTDIvol and DLP in the 100 kV and 80 kV groups were significantly lower than those in the conventional 120 kV group (P<0.05), but the difference between the 100 kV and 80 kV groups was not significant (P>0.05). Combined with the standard iterative reconstruction, VD increased significantly with tube voltage reduction (P<0.05); There was no significant difference in image noise between the 100 kV group and the 120 kV group (P>0.05); When the tube voltage rduced to 80 kV, the image noise increased comparing with the 100 kV and 120 kV groups (P<0.05). SNR and CNR in the 80 kV group were the highest, 67.5% and 78.6% higher than those in the 120 kV group, but the difference between the 80 kV and 100 kV groups was not significant (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in subjective score between the low-tube voltage group and the conventional 120 kV group (P>0.05), and all the three groups had good image quality. Conclusion: Low tube vohage (100 kV) combined with standard IR algorithm can significantly improve the image quality and reduce radiation dose in upper limb intravascular fistula CT angiography. It has certain clinical application value.
[1] SLININ Y, GREER N, ISHANI A, et al. Timing of dialysis initiation, duration and frequency of hemodialysis sessions, and membrane flux:a systematic review for a KDOQI clinical practice guideline[J]. Am J Kidney Dis, 2015, 66(5): 823-836.
[2] 魏培英, 贾秀芬, 郑尘非, 等. 64层螺旋CT血管造影图像融合技术对血液透析动静脉内瘘功能不全的评价[J]. 温州医科大学学报, 2014, 44(12): 892-895.
[3] 石徐, 崔凤, 康书朝, 等. 256层iCT在上肢动静脉瘘CTA检查的临床应用[J]. 浙江临床医学, 2017, 19(9): 1596-1598.
[4] DEN HARDER A M, WILLEMINK M J, DE RUITER Q M, et al. Dose reduction with iterative reconstruction for coronary CT angiography: asystematic review and meta-analysis[J]. Br J Radiol, 2016, 89(1058): 2015-2023.
[5] YOO R E, PARK E A, LEE W, et al. Image quality of adaptive iterative dose reduction 3D of coronary CT angiography of 640-slice CT: comparison with filtered back-projection[J].Int J Cardiovasc Imaging, 2013, 29(3): 669-676.
[6] 洒国, 汪启东, 吕双志, 等. 低管电压低管电流联合全模型迭代重建在颈动脉CT血管造影的应用[J]. 中华放射医学与防护杂志, 2017, 37(6): 471-475.
[7] YAMADA Y, JINZAKI M, HOSOKAWA T, et al. Dose reduction in chest CT: comparison of the adaptive iterative dose reduction 3D, adaptive iterative dose reduction, and filtered back projection reconstruction techniques[J]. Eur J Radiol, 2012, 81(12): 4185-4195.
[8] 柴亚如, 邢静静, 高剑波, 等. 前置多模型迭代重建技术在腹部增强CT中的应用探讨[J]. 中华医学杂志, 2018, 98(9): 696-700.
[9] 侯阳, 于兵, 郭启勇, 等. 迭代重建对前置门控冠状动脉CT图像质量及辐射剂量的影响[J]. 中华放射学杂志, 2013, 47(4): 305-309.
[10] 曹国全, 蔡志敏, 陈勇春, 等. 低管电压联合迭代重建算法对胸部CT血管造影图像质量及辐射剂量的影响[J]. 中华放射医学与防护杂志, 2015, 35(5): 393-396.
[11] PAN Y N, LI A J, CHEN Z Q, et al. Improved image quality and decreased radiation dose of lower extremity computed tomography angiography using lowtubevoltage and adaptive iterative reconstruction[J]. J Comput Assist Tomogr, 2016, 40(2): 272-276.
[12] LIU B, GAO S, CHANG Z, et al. Lower extremity CT angiography at 80 kVp using iterative model reconstruction[J]. Diagn Interv Imaging, 2018, 99(9): 561-568.
[13] 陈丹, 周嘉慧, 周祖华, 等. 80kV管电压联合SAFIRE技术应用于大螺距胸主动脉CT成像的可行性研究[J]. 医学影像学杂志, 2017, 27(7): 1235-1238.