Low-Tube-Voltage, High-Tube-Current Multidetector Abdominal CT: Improved Image Quality and Decreased Radiation Dose with Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction Algorithm—Initial Clinical Experience

Radiology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 254 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Marin ◽  
Rendon C. Nelson ◽  
Sebastian T. Schindera ◽  
Samuel Richard ◽  
Richard S. Youngblood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Quality ◽  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Reconstruction Algorithm ◽  
Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction ◽  
Abdominal Ct ◽  
Tube Voltage ◽  
Iterative Reconstruction Algorithm ◽  
Low Tube Voltage ◽  
Statistical Iterative Reconstruction ◽  
Tube Current

Effect of low tube voltage and low iodine concentration abdominal CT on image quality and radiation dose in children: preliminary study

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 1928-1935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun Kyoung You ◽  
Young Hun Choi ◽  
Jung-Eun Cheon ◽  
Woo Sun Kim ◽  
In-One Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Quality ◽  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Iodine Concentration ◽  
Abdominal Ct ◽  
Tube Voltage ◽  
Low Tube Voltage ◽  
Preliminary Study

scholarly journals Studies on the radiation dose, image quality and low contrast detectability from MSCT abdomen by using low tube voltage

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Mokhtar ◽  
Z. A. Aabdelbary ◽  
A. Sarhan ◽  
H. M. Gad ◽  
M. T. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Image Quality ◽  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Image Noise ◽  
Tube Voltage ◽  
Current Time ◽  
Low Contrast ◽  
Low Tube Voltage ◽  
Tube Current ◽  
Noise Ratio

Abstract Background To study radiation dose, image quality and low-contrast cylinder detectability from multislice CT (MSCT) abdomen by using low tube voltage using the American College of Radiology (ACR) phantom. The ACR phantom (low-contrast module) was scanned with 64 MSCT scanner (Brilliance, Philips Medical System, Eindhoven, Netherlands) with 80 and 120 KVP, utilizing different tube current time product (mAs) range from 50 to 380 mAs. The image noise (SD), signal to noise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and scores of low contrast detectability were assessed for every image respectively. Results From images analyses, the noise essentially increased with the use of low tube voltage. The CNR was 0.94 ± 0.27 at 120 KVP, and CNR was 0.43 ± 0.22 at 80 KVP. However, with the same dose, there were no differences of statistical significance in scores of low-contrast detectability between 120 KVP at 300mAs and 80 KVP at (200–380) mAs (p > 0.05). At 300 mAs, the CTDIvol obtained at 80 KVP was about 29% of that at 120 KVP. The CTDIvol obtained at 80 KVP were decreased from 5% at 50 mAs, to 37% at 380 mAs. Conclusions There is a possibility to decrease exposure of radiation virtually by reducing KVP from 120 to 80 KVP in examination of abdominal CT when the high tube current is used, though increasing image noise at low tube voltage.

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