Comparison of lung image quality between CT Ark and Brilliance 64 CT during COVID-19

Autor: Gonghua Dai, Jiying Duan, Liang Zheng, Miao He, Yanshan Dai, Mingming Zhang, Shuguang Chu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: BMC Medical Imaging, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2342
DOI: 10.1186/s12880-021-00720-2
Popis: Abstract Aim This study is to compare the lung image quality between shelter hospital CT (CT Ark) and ordinary CT scans (Brilliance 64) scans. Methods The patients who received scans with CT Ark or Brilliance 64 CT were enrolled. Their lung images were divided into two groups according to the scanner. The objective evaluation methods of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were used. The subjective evaluation methods including the evaluation of the fine structure under the lung window and the evaluation of the general structure under the mediastinum window were compared. Kappa method was used to assess the reliability of the subjective evaluation. The subjective evaluation results were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. SNR and CNR were tested using independent sample t tests. Results There was no statistical difference in somatotype of enrolled subjects. The Kappa value between the two observers was between 0.68 and 0.81, indicating good consistency. For subjective evaluation results, the rank sum test P value of fine structure evaluation and general structure evaluation by the two observers was ≥ 0.05. For objective evaluation results, SNR and CNR between the two CT scanners were significantly different (P
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