Emphysema quantification using chest CT: influence of radiation dose reduction and reconstruction technique.
Annemarie M den HarderErwin de BoerSuzanne J LagerweijMartijn F BoomsmaArnold M R SchilhamMartin J WilleminkJulien MillesTim LeinerRicardo P J BuddePim A de JongPublished in: European radiology experimental (2018)
This within-patients study showed that CT emphysema quantification is significantly affected by dose reduction and IR. This can potentially be solved by adapting commonly used thresholds.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- computed tomography
- image quality
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- contrast enhanced
- chronic kidney disease
- dual energy
- lung function
- peritoneal dialysis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- pet ct