Conventional chest radiography vs dual-energy computed radiography in the detection and characterization of pulmonary nodules.
AJR Am J Roentgenol
; 162(2): 271-8, 1994 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-8310908
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We evaluated a single-exposure, phosphor-plate, dual-energy imaging device that produces, in addition to conventional chest radiographs, both tissue- and bone-selective images. Our purpose was to determine whether dual-energy radiography was more accurate than routine chest radiography for detection and characterization of pulmonary nodules. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
Two hundred patients undergoing chest CT were asked to volunteer to have dual-energy and conventional chest radiographs obtained immediately before or after their CT scan. Radiographs from a subset of 50 of these patients with 116 CT-detected nodules and 10 patients with normal findings on CT scans of the chest were presented to the observers for the nodule detection study. Similarly, radiographs from a subset of 29 patients with 20 calcified and 20 uncalcified nodules were presented to five observers to determine nodule calcification. Dual-energy images were produced by filtering the X-ray tube output with a gadolinium sheet while using a multiple phosphor plate receptor. A dual-energy triad of images consisting of a conventional image, a tissue-selective image, and a bone-selective image were produced. The conventional chest radiographs and dual-energy image sets were presented to observers in random order. Data from a free response receiver operating curve and a receiver operating curve were generated for nodule detection and characterization, respectively.RESULTS:
By using the dual-energy images, all five observers improved their ability to diagnose pulmonary nodules (p = .0005) and to characterize nodules as calcified (p = .005).CONCLUSION:
By eliminating rib shadows with tissue-selective images and enhancing calcified structures with bone-selective images, dual-energy chest radiography improved the ability of all observers, regardless of expertise, to detect and characterize pulmonary nodules.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Imagem Radiográfica a Partir de Emissão de Duplo Fóton
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Nódulo Pulmonar Solitário
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Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
AJR Am J Roentgenol
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article