Prior iterative reconstruction (PIR) to lower radiation dose and preserve radiologist performance for multiphase liver CT: a multi-reader pilot study.
Abdom Radiol (NY)
; 45(1): 45-54, 2020 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Prior iterative reconstruction (PIR) spatially registers CT image data from multiple phases of enhancement to reduce image noise. We evaluated PIR in contrast-enhanced multiphase liver CT.METHODS:
Patients with archived projection CT data with proven malignant or benign liver lesions, or without lesions, by reference criteria were included. Lower-dose PIR images were reconstructed using validated noise insertion from multiphase CT exams (50% dose in 2 phases, 25% dose in 1 phase). The phase of enhancement most relevant to the diagnostic task was selected for evaluation. Four radiologists reviewed routine-dose and lower-dose PIR images, circumscribing liver lesions and rating confidence for malignancy (0 to 100) and image quality. JAFROC Figures of Merit (FOM) were calculated.RESULTS:
31 patients had 60 liver lesions (28 primary hepatic malignancies, 6 hepatic metastases, 26 benign lesions). Pooled JAFROC FOM for malignancy for routine-dose CT was 0.615 (95% CI 0.464, 0.767) compared to 0.662 for PIR (95% CI 0.527, 0.797). The estimated FOM difference between the routine-dose and lower-dose PIR images was + 0.047 (95% CI - 0.023, + 0.116). Pooled sensitivity/specificity for routine-dose images was 70%/68% compared to 73%/66% for lower-dose PIR. Lower-dose PIR had lower diagnostic image quality (mean 3.8 vs. 4.2, p = 0.0009) and sharpness (mean 2.3 vs. 2.0, p = 0.0071).CONCLUSIONS:
PIR is a promising method to reduce radiation dose for multiphase abdominal CT, preserving observer performance despite small reductions in image quality. Further work is warranted.Palavras-chave
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Doses de Radiação
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Interpretação de Imagem Radiográfica Assistida por Computador
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Competência Clínica
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
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2020
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