THE USE OF LOW-DOSE CT WITH ADAPTIVE STATISTICAL ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY CALCULI

Abstract This study aimed to explore the diagnosis of urinary calculi through utilisation of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) with adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR). Data from 140 patients that had undergone pathological or operative diagnosis with urinary calculi were analysed...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2020-08, Vol.190 (2), p.200-207
Main Authors: Xie, Yingdi, Tao, Jingshan, Liu, Hailing, Zang, Xiaojin, Zhang, Zhengming, Guo, Guangjie, Liu, Bin
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract This study aimed to explore the diagnosis of urinary calculi through utilisation of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) with adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR). Data from 140 patients that had undergone pathological or operative diagnosis with urinary calculi were analysed. Patients were divided into two groups based on whether they received conventional-dose computed tomography (CDCT) or LDCT, respectively, followed by filtered back projection or ASIR. Average CDCT radiation doses were roughly 4-fold higher than LDCT doses. Despite this difference, there were no significant differences between groups with respect to stone size or location, image quality (P = 0.261), image noise (P = 0.153) and diagnostic efficacy (P = 0.371). LDCT is an effective approach to urinary calculi diagnosis, performing to ASIR while decreasing the effective radiation dose, improving the safety of this procedure.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncaa094