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- Title
Evaluating the Image Quality of Neck Structures Scanned on Chest CT with Low-Concentration-Iodine Contrast Media.
- Authors
Kim, Jimin; Kim, Jee-Young; Oh, Se-Won; Kim, Hyun-Gi
- Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the image quality of low-concentration-iodine (240 mgI/mL) contrast media (CM) and high-concentration-iodine (320 mgI/mL) CM according to the radiation dose. Methods: A total of 366 CT examinations were examined. Based on an assessment of quantitative and qualitative parameters by two radiologists, the quality was compared between Group A (low-concentration-iodine CM) and Group B (high-concentration-iodine CM) images of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM), internal jugular vein (IJV), and common carotid artery (CCA). Another subgroup analysis compared Group a, (using ≤90 kVp in Group A), and Group b, (using ≥100 kVp in Group B) for finding the difference in image quality when the tube voltage is lowered. Results: Image quality did not differ between Groups A and B or between Groups a and b. The signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio were significantly higher for Group B than Group A for the thyroid gland, IJV, and CCA. No statistical differences were found in the comparison of all structures between Groups a and b. Conclusion: There was no significant difference in image quality based on CM concentration with variable radiation doses. Therefore, if an appropriate CT protocol is applied, clinically feasible neck CT images can be obtained even using low-concentration-iodine CM.
- Subjects
CONTRAST media; JUGULAR vein; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID muscle; COMPUTED tomography; CAROTID artery; THYROID gland; DUAL energy CT (Tomography); RADIOGRAPHIC contrast media
- Publication
Tomography: A Journal for Imaging Research, 2022, Vol 8, Issue 6, p2854
- ISSN
2379-1381
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/tomography8060239