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- Title
STRATEGY OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE OPTIMISATION IN CERVICAL VERTEBRAE AND NECK SOFT TISSUE IN EMERGENCY PATIENTS.
- Authors
Davoudi, Mohammad; Khoramian, Daryoush; Abedi-Firouzjah, Razzagh; Ataei, Gholamreza
- Abstract
Introduction With regards to the use of ionisation radiation in the computed tomography (CT), optimal parameters should be used to reduce the risk of incidence of secondary cancers in patients who are constantly exposed to X-rays. The aim of this study was to optimise the parameters used in CT scan of cervical vertebrae and neck soft tissue with minimal loss of image quality in emergency patients. Materials and methods In this study, the patients were divided into two groups. The first group consisted of patients scanned with default parameters and the second group scanned with optimised parameters. All the study has been implemented in emergency settings. The cases included cervical vertebrae and soft tissue protocols. Common CT dose descriptors including weighted computed tomography dose index (CTDIw), volumetric CTDI (CTDIvol), dose length product (DLP), effective dose (ED) and image noise were measured for each group. The ImpactDose program was used to estimate the organs doses. Statistical analysis was performed using Kruskal-Wallis test using SPSS software. Results There was no significant quality reduction in the optimised images. Decreasing in radiation dose parameters for the soft tissue was: kVp=16.7%, mAs=64.3% and pitch=24.1%, and for the cervical vertebrae was: kVp=16.7%, mAs=54.2% and pitch=48.3%. Consequently, decreasing these parameters reduced CTDIw=81.0%, CTDIvol=90.0% and DLP = 90.2% in the cervical vertebral protocol, as well as CTDIw=75.5%, CTDIvol=81.3% and DLP = 81.4% in the soft tissue protocol. Conclusion Regarding the results, the optimised parameters in the mentioned organ scan reduce the radiation dose in the target area and the organs surrounding. Therefore, these protocols can be used for reducing the risk of cancer.
- Subjects
CERVICAL vertebrae; COMPUTED tomography; TISSUES; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; RADIATION doses
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2019, Vol 187, Issue 1, p98
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncz145