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A prospective study on the use of ultralow-dose computed tomography with iterative reconstruction for the follow-up of patients liver and renal abscess

Authors
 Nieun Seo  ;  Mi-Suk Park  ;  Jun Yong Choi  ;  Joon-Sup Yeom  ;  Myeong-Jin Kim  ;  Yong Eun Chung  ;  Nam Su Ku 
Citation
 PLOS ONE, Vol.16(2) : e0246532, 2021-02 
Journal Title
PLOS ONE
Issue Date
2021-02
Abstract
Background: Radiation dose reduction is a major concern in patients who undergo computed tomography (CT) to follow liver and renal abscess.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of ultralow-dose CT with iterative reconstruction (IR) to follow patients with liver and renal abscess.

Methods: This prospective study included 18 patients who underwent ultralow-dose CT with IR to follow abscesses (liver abscesses in 10 patients and renal abscesses in 8 patients; ULD group). The control group consisted of 14 patients who underwent follow-up standard-dose CT for liver abscesses during the same period. The objective image noise was evaluated by measuring standard deviation (SD) in the liver and subcutaneous fat to select a specific IR for qualitative analysis. Two radiologists independently evaluated subjective image quality, noise, and diagnostic confidence to evaluate abscess using a five-point Likert scale. Qualitative parameters were compared between the ULD and control groups with the Mann-Whitney U test.

Results: The mean CT dose index volume and dose length product of standard-dose CT were 8.7 ± 1.8 mGy and 555.8 ± 142.8 mGy·cm, respectively. Mean dose reduction of ultralow-dose CT was 71.8% compared to standard-dose CT. After measuring SDs, iDose level 5, which showed similar SD to standard-dose CT in both the subcutaneous fat and liver (P = 0.076, and P = 0.124), was selected for qualitative analysis. Ultralow-dose CT showed slightly worse subjective image quality (P < 0.001 for reader 1, and P = 0.005 for reader 2) and noise (P = 0.004 for reader 1, and P = 0.001 for reader 2) than standard-dose CT. However, the diagnostic confidence of ultralow-dose CT for evaluating abscess was comparably excellent to standard-dose CT (P = 0.808 for reader 1, and P = 0.301 for reader 2).

Conclusions: Ultralow-dose CT with IR can be used in the follow-up of liver and renal abscess with comparable diagnostic confidence.
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DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0246532
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Ku, Nam Su(구남수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9717-4327
Kim, Myeong Jin(김명진) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7949-5402
Park, Mi-Suk(박미숙) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5817-2444
Seo, Nieun(서니은) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8745-6454
Yeom, Joon Sup(염준섭) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8940-7170
Chung, Yong Eun(정용은) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-9578
Choi, Jun Yong(최준용) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-3315
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/182161
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