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Hokamp, Nils Grosse, Abdullayev, Nuran ORCID: 0000-0003-4522-537X, Persigehl, Thorsten, Schlaak, Max, Wybranski, Christian, Holz, Jasmin A., Streichert, Thomas, Alkadhi, Hatem, Maintz, David and Haneder, Stefan (2019). Precision and reliability of liver iodine quantification from spectral detector CT: evidence from phantom and patient data. Eur. Radiol., 29 (4). S. 2098 - 2107. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1432-1084

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Abstract

ObjectiveTo comprehensively assess precision, reproducibility, and repeatability of iodine maps from spectral detector CT (SDCT) in a phantom and in patients with repetitive examination of the abdomen.MethodsSeventy-seven patients who underwent examination two (n=52) or three (n=25) times according to clinical indications were included in this IRB-approved, retrospective study. The anthropomorphic liver phantom and all patients were scanned with a standardized protocol (SSDE in patients 15.8mGy). In patients, i.v. contrast was administered and portal venous images were acquired using bolus-tracking technique. The phantom was scanned three times at three time points; in one acquisition, image reconstruction was repeated three times. Region of interest (ROI) were placed automatically (phantom) or manually (patients) in the liver parenchyma (mimic) and the portal vein; attenuation in conventional images (CI [HU]) and iodine map concentrations (IM [mg/ml]) were recorded. The coefficient of variation (CV [%]) was used to compare between repetitive acquisitions. If present, additional ROI were placed in cysts (n=29) and hemangioma (n=29).ResultsDifferences throughout all phantom examinations were <2%. In patients, differences between two examinations were higher (CV for CI/IM: portal vein, 2.5%/3.2%; liver parenchyma, -0.5%/-3.0% for CI/IM). In 80% of patients, these differences were within a 20% limit. Differences in benign liver lesions were even higher (68% and 38%, for CI and IM, respectively).ConclusionsIodine maps from SDCT allow for reliable quantification of iodine content in phantoms; while in patients, rather large differences between repetitive examinations are likely due to differences in biological distribution. This underlines the need for careful clinical interpretation and further protocol optimization.Key Points center dot Spectral detector computed tomography allows for reliable quantification of iodine in phantoms.center dot In patients, the offset between repetitive examinations varies by 20%, likely due to differences in biological distribution. center dot Clinically, iodine maps should be interpreted with caution and should take the intra-individual variability of iodine distribution over time into account.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hokamp, Nils Grosse UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Abdullayev, Nuran UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4522-537X UNSPECIFIED Persigehl, Thorsten UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schlaak, Max UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wybranski, Christian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Holz, Jasmin A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Streichert, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Alkadhi, Hatem UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Maintz, David UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Haneder, Stefan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-152907
DOI:	10.1007/s00330-018-5744-0
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. Radiol.
Volume:	29
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 2098 - 2107
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1432-1084
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DUAL-ENERGY CT; RENAL-CELL CARCINOMA; IMAGES; COEFFICIENT; ATTENUATION; VARIABILITY; ACCURACY; QUALITY Multiple languages Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15290