Utilization of double contrast-enhancement boost for lower-extremity CT angiography
- Authors
- Otgonbaatar, Chuluunbaatar; Ryu, Jae-Kyun; Jung, Won Beom; Jang, Seon Woong; Hwang, Sungjun; Kim, Taehyung; Shim, Hackjoon; Seo, Jung Wook
- Issue Date
- Nov-2024
- Publisher
- 1000 20TH ST, PO BOX 10, BELLINGHAM, USA, WA, 98225
- Keywords
- double contrast enhancement-boost; lower-extremity computed tomography angiography; below-the-knee artery; image quality
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING, v.11, no.6
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 6
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/kbri/handle/2023.sw.kbri/1233
- DOI
- 10.1117/1.JMI.11.6.067001
- ISSN
- 2329-4302
2329-4310
- Abstract
- Purpose: We aimed to compare the efficacy of the double contrast enhancement (CE)-boost technique with that of conventional methods to improve vascular contrast attenuation in lower-extremity computed tomography (CT) angiography. Approach: This retrospective study enrolled 45 patients (mean age, 70 years; range, 26 to 90 years; 30 males). To generate the CE-boost image, the degree of CE was determined by subtracting the post-contrast CT images from the pre-contrast CT images. The double CE-boost technique involves the application of this CE process twice. Both objective assessments (CT attenuation, noise level, signal-to-noise ratio [SNR], contrast-to-noise ratio [CNR], and image sharpness) and subjective quality evaluations were conducted on three types of images (conventional, CE-boost, and double CE-boost images). Results: Double CE-boost images demonstrated significantly reduced noise in Hounsfield units (HUs) compared with conventional and CE-boost images (p<0.001). CT attenuation values (HUs) were substantially higher in all different locations of the lower extremity with double CE-boost images (834.49 +/- 140.73), as opposed to conventional (399.63 +/- 62.01) and CE-boost images (572.66 +/- 93.61). The SNR and CNR were notably improved in the double CE-boost image compared with both conventional and CE-boost images. Image sharpness analysis of the popliteal artery (p=0.828), anterior tibial artery (p=0.671), and dorsalis pedis artery (p=0.281) revealed consistency across conventional, CE-boost, and double CE-boost images. Subjective image analysis indicated superior ratings for the double CE-boost compared with other types. Conclusions: The implementation of the double CE-boost technique improves image quality by decreasing image noise, increasing CT attenuation, and improving SNR, CNR, and subjective assessment compared with CE-boost and conventional imaging. (c) 2024 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
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