Impact of tin filter on the image quality of ultra-low dose chest CT: A phantom study on three CT systems - 28/09/23
, Isabelle Fitton b, Claire Van Ngoc Ty b, Julien Frandon a, Jean-Paul Beregi a, Djamel Dabli a
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Highlights |
• | The impact of a tin filter on the image quality of ultra-low dose chest CT on three CT systems was assessed. |
• | Two split-filter dual-energy CT (SFCT-1 and SFCT-2) and one dual-source CT scanner (DSCT) were compared. |
• | The highest detectability for simulated chest lesions is obtained with Sn100kVp for the SFCT-1 and DSCT CT systems. |
• | The highest detectability for simulated chest lesions is obtained with Sn110kVp for the SFCT-2. |
Abstract |
Purpose |
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a tin filter on the image quality of ultra-low dose (ULD) chest computed tomography (CT) on three different CT systems.
Materials and methods |
An image quality phantom was scanned on three CT systems including two split-filter dual-energy CT (SFCT-1 and SFCT-2) scanners and one dual-source CT scanner (DSCT). Acquisitions were performed with a volume CT dose index (CTDIvol) of 0.4 mGy, first at 100 kVp without tin filter (Sn), and second, at Sn100/Sn140 kVp, Sn100/Sn110/Sn120/Sn130/Sn140/Sn150 kVp and Sn100/Sn150 kVp for SFCT-1, SFCT-2 and DSCT respectively. Noise-power-spectrum and task-based transfer function were computed. The detectability index (d’) was computed to model the detection of two chest lesions.
Results |
For DSCT and SFCT-1, noise magnitude values were higher with 100kVp than with Sn100 kVp and with Sn140 kVp or Sn150 kVp than with Sn100 kVp. For SFCT-2, noise magnitude increased from Sn110 kVp to Sn150 kVp and was higher at Sn100 kVp than at Sn110 kVp. For most kVp with the tin filter, the noise amplitude values were lower than those obtained at 100 kVp. For each CT system, noise texture and spatial resolution values were similar with 100 kVp and with all kVp used with a tin filter. For all simulated chest lesions, the highest d’ values were obtained at Sn100 kVp for SFCT-1 and DSCT and at Sn110 kVp for SFCT-2.
Conclusion |
For ULD chest CT protocols, the lowest noise magnitude and highest detectability values for simulated chest lesions are obtained with Sn100 kVp for the SFCT-1 and DSCT CT systems and at Sn110 kVp for SFCT-2.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Chest, Multidetector computed tomography, Task-based image quality assessment, Tin filter, Ultra-low dose
Abbreviations : CT, CTDIvol, DSCT, NPS, ROI, SD, SFCT, TTF, ULD, ESF
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Vol 104 - N° 10
P. 506-512 - octobre 2023 Retour au numéro
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