Iodine quantification and detectability thresholds among major dual-energy CT platforms

To estimate the minimum detectable iodine concentration on multiple dual-energy CT (DECT) platforms. A phantom containing iodine concentrations ranging from 0 to 10 mg ml was scanned with five dual-energy platforms (two rapid kilo volt switching (r-kVs), one dual source (DS), one sequential acquisit...

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Published in:	British journal of radiology Vol. 92; no. 1104; p. 20190530
Main Authors:	Taylor, Ross Edward, Mager, Pamela, Yu, Nam C, Katz, David P, Brady, Jett R, Gupta, Nakul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England The British Institute of Radiology 01-12-2019
Subjects:	Biomarkers - analysis Contrast Media - chemistry Iodine - analysis Phantoms, Imaging Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:	To estimate the minimum detectable iodine concentration on multiple dual-energy CT (DECT) platforms. A phantom containing iodine concentrations ranging from 0 to 10 mg ml was scanned with five dual-energy platforms (two rapid kilo volt switching (r-kVs), one dual source (DS), one sequential acquisition and one split-filter). Serial dilutions of 300 mg ml iodinated contrast material were used to generate concentrations below 2 mg ml . Iodine density and virtual monoenergetic images were reviewed by three radiologists to determine the minimum visually detectable iodine concentration. Contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs) were calculated. 1 mg mL (~0.8 mg mL corrected) was the minimum visually detectable concentration among the platforms and could be seen by all readers on the third-generation r-kVs and DS platforms. At low concentrations, CNR for monoenergetic images was highest on the DS platform and lowest in the sequential acquisition and split-filter platforms. The results of this study corroborate previous estimates of iodine detection limits at DECT and provide a comparison for the performance of different DECT platforms at low iodine concentrations .
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ISSN:	0007-1285 1748-880X
DOI:	10.1259/bjr.20190530