The utility of dual-energy CT for metal artifact reduction from intracranial clipping and coiling

Autor: D, Mera Fernández, E, Santos Armentia, A, Bustos Fiore, A M, Villanueva Campos, E, Utrera Pérez, M, Souto Bayarri
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Radiologia. 60(4)
ISSN: 2173-5107
Popis: To assess the ability of dual-energy CT (DECT) to reduce metal-related artifacts in patients with clips and coils in head CT angiography, and to analyze the differences in this reduction between both type of devices.Thirteen patients (6 clips, 7 coils) were selected and retrospectively analized. Virtual monoenergetic images (MEI) with photon energies from 40 to 150 keV were obtained. Noise was measured at the area of maximum artifact. Subjective evaluation of streak artifact was performed by two radiologists independently. Differences between noise values in all groups were tested by using the ANOVA test. Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the differences between clips and coils. Coheńs κ statistic was used to determine interobserver agreement.The lowest noise value was observed at high energy levels (p0,05). Noise was higher in the coil group than in the clip group (p0.001). Interobserver agreement was good (κ=0.72).TCED with MEI helps to minimize the artifact from clips ands coils in patients who undergo head CT angiography. The reduction of the artifact is greater in patients with surgical clipping than in patients with endovascular coiling.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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