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Radiology, 308, 1, (2023), pp. e230318, article e230318ISSN
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Medical Imaging
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Radiology
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Radboudumc 9: Rare cancers Medical Imaging; Medical Imaging - Radboud University Medical CenterAbstract
Background Experience with functional CT in the lungs without additional equipment in clinical routine is limited. Purpose To report initial experience and evaluate the robustness of a modified chest CT protocol and photon-counting CT (PCCT) for comprehensive analysis of pulmonary vasculature, perfusion, ventilation, and morphologic structure in a single examination. Materials and Methods In this retrospective study, consecutive patients with clinically indicated CT for various known and unknown pulmonary function impairment (six subgroups) were included between November 2021 and June 2022. After administration of an intravenous contrast agent, inspiratory PCCT was followed by expiratory PCCT after a delay of 5 minutes. Advanced automated postprocessing was performed, and CT-derived functional parameters were calculated (regional ventilation, perfusion, late contrast enhancement, and CT angiography). Mean intravascular contrast enhancement in the mediastinal vessels and radiation dose were determined. Using analysis of variance, the mean values of lung volumes, attenuation, ventilation, perfusion, and late contrast enhancement were tested for differences between subgroups of patients. Results In 166 patients (mean age, 63.2 years +/- 14.2 [SD]; 106 male patients), all CT-derived parameters could be acquired (84.7% success rate; 166 of 196 patients). At the inspiratory examination, mean density was 325 HU in the pulmonary trunk, 260 HU in the left atrium, and 252 HU in the ascending aorta. The mean dose-length product for inspiration and expiration was 110.32 mGy . cm and 109.47 mGy . cm, respectively; the mean CT dose index for inspiration and expiration was 3.22 mGy and 3.09 mGy, respectively (less than the mean total radiation dose of 8-12 mGy, which is diagnostic reference level). Significant differences (P < .05) between the subgroups were found for all assessed parameters. Visual inspection allowed for voxelwise assessment of morphologic structure and function. Conclusion The proposed PCCT protocol allowed for a dose-efficient and robust simultaneous evaluation of pulmonary morphologic structure, ventilation, vasculature, and parenchymal perfusion in a procedure requiring advanced software but no additional hardware. (c) RSNA, 2023.
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