Objective To explore the application of low tube voltage combined with individualized contrast medium dosage and
iterative reconstruction in bronchial artery imaging. Methods The bronchial artery CTA examination was prospectively performed
on 60 patients with hemoptysis whose body mass index was <24 kg/m2, and they were divided into two groups (group A and Group
B) by random number table method, with 30 patients in each group. The tube voltage of group A is 120 kV and the dosage of contrast
medium is 80 mL丨 The tube voltage of group B is 80 kV, and the dosage of personalized contrast medium is 1.0 mL/kg× body weight
(kg). In group A and Group B, filtered back projection (FBP) reconstruction and 50% ASIR reconstruction were used respectively,
and the other scanning parameters were the same. Subjective scores and objective evaluations [aortic CT value, superior vena cava
CT value, noise, signal to noise ratio (SNR) and contrast to noise ratio (CNR)], radiation dose [volume CT dose index (CTDIvol), dose
length product (DLP) and effective dose (ED)] and iodine intake were compared between the two groups. Results Subjective scores
of the image quality of the two groups was very good, and the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). The CT values
of aorta in group A and Group B were (342.58±48.93) HU and (422.20±62.67) HU, respectively, with statistically significant
differences (P<0.001)丨CT value of superior vena cava in group A and Group B was (213.67±39.68) HU and (134.05±33.14) HU,
respectively, with statistically significant difference (P<0.001). The differences in SNR and CNR of the two groups were statistically
significant (P<0.001). The effective dose ED of group A and group B were (7.61±0.81) mSv and (3.81±0.51) mSv, the difference
was statistically significant (P<0.001)丨 the iodine intake of group A and group B the amounts were (24.00±0) gl and (18.06±1.64) gl.
The difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). Conclusion Using 80 kV low tube voltage combined with individual contrast
dosage and iterative reconstruction for bronchial artery CTA examination can improve image quality, significantly reduce radiation
dose and iodine intake, and minimize the incidence of contrast nephropathy in patients.
JIANG Yi, QIN Lixin, TIAN Kui, et al. , {{custom_author.name_en}}et al.
Application of Low Tube Voltage Combined with Individualized Contrast Medium
Dosage and Iterative Reconstruction in Bronchial Artery Imaging[J].
China Medical Devices, 2021, 36(8): 82-85 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1674-1633.2021.08.020