Abstract
Recently, interests and utilization on Computed Radiography(CR) and Digital Radiography(DR) tends to increase owing to an introduction of Picture Archiving and Communication System(PACS) and an accuracy control of special medical equipment for a breast imaging examination. This study was intended to compare and analyze a detector's imaging quality by each system to be used for the breast imaging examination by using ACR Phantom used at the accuracy control. As an evaluation method, a significance and reliability of image's value using the ACR Phantom was analyzed by using SPSS program. The results are followed. 1. For the fiber, there was 3.9 score in Screen-Film, 4.2 score in CR($50{\mu}m$), 3.2 score in CR($100{\mu}m$), and 4.2 score in DR. There was the high score in the order of CR($50{\mu}m$), DR, Screen-Film, and CR($100{\mu}m$)(P<0.05). 2. For the calcification, there was 2.7 score in Screen-Film, 2.5 score in CR($50{\mu}m$), 2.0 score in CR($100{\mu}m$), and 2.9 score in DR. There was the high score in the order of DR, Screen-Film, CR($50{\mu}m$), and CR($100{\mu}m$).(0.025(P<0.05). 3. For Mass, there was 3.8 score in Screen-Film, 3.8 score in CR($50{\mu}m$), 3.6 score in CR($100{\mu}m$), and 4.5 score in DR. There was the high score in the order of DR, CR($50{\mu}m$), Screen-Film, and CR($100{\mu}m$) (P<0.1). 4. As the total score, there was 10.4 score in Screen-Film, 10.6 score in CR($50{\mu}m$), 8.7 score in CR($100{\mu}m$), and 11.3 score in DR. There was the high score in the order of DR, $CR(50{\mu}m$), Screen-Film, and $CR(100{\mu}m$). As shown in the above results, it can be known that DR and Screen-Film System has higher image quality than CR. But, DR has unstability caused by element, and Screen-Film has the low image quality caused by artifact as disadvantages. When Dual-Side CR($50{\mu}m$) was used among CR systems which had the problem of low image quality, it was indicated that there was no difference with Screen-Film System. Because the radiation imaging examination tends to become digitalized, each system for the breast imaging examination will need to be developed and supplemented.
최근 유방 영상 검사는 의료영상저장전송시스템(Picture Archiving and Communication System, PACS)의 도입과 특수의료장비에 관한 정도관리 실시로 인해 Computed Radiography(CR)과 Digital Radiography(DR)에 관한 관심도와 이용도가 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 본 연구는 유방영상검사에 이용되고 있는 각 시스템별 검출기의 영상 화질을 정도관리 시 사용되는 ACR 팬텀을 이용하여 비교 분석하였다. 평가 방법은 심리적인 방법으로 ACR 팬텀을 이용한 영상의 수치 값을 SPSS 통계프로그램을 이용하여 유의성과 신뢰도를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. Fiber에서는 Screen-Film인 경우 3.9점, CR($50\;{\mu}m$)인 경우 4.2점, CR($100\;{\mu}m$)인 경우 3.2점, DR인 경우 4.2점을 얻어 CR($50\;{\mu}m$), DR, Screen-Film, CR($100\;{\mu}m$)순으로 높은 점수를 받았다(P<0.05). 2. Calcification은 Screen-Film인 경우 2.7점, CR($50\;{\mu}m$)인 경우 2.5점, CR($100\;{\mu}m$)인 경우 2.0점, DR인 경우 2.9점을 얻어 DR, Screen-Film, CR($50\;{\mu}m$), CR($100\;{\mu}m$) 순으로 높은 점수를 받았다(0.025(P<0.05). 3. Mass는 Screen-Film인 경우 3.8점, CR($50\;{\mu}m$)인 경우 3.8점, CR($100\;{\mu}m$)인 경우 3.6점, DR인 경우 4.5점을 얻어 DR, CR($50\;{\mu}m$), Screen-Film, CR($100\;{\mu}m$) 순으로 높은 점수를 받았다(P<0.1). 4. 합계점수 평가는 Screen-Film인 경우 10.4점, CR($50\;{\mu}m$)인 경우 10.6점, CR($100\;{\mu}m$)인 경우 8.7점, DR인 경우 11.3점을 얻어 DR, CR($50\;{\mu}m$), Screen-Film, CR($100\;{\mu}m$) 순으로 높은 점수를 받았다. 이상의 결과는 DR, Screen-Film시스템이 CR($100\;{\mu}m$)에 비해 화질이 우수하다는 것을 알 수 있다. 하지만 DR은 소자에 의한 불안정성, Screen-Film은 artifact에 의한 화질 저하 등 단점을 가지고 있으며, 화질 저하가 문제였던 CR시스템 중 Dual-Side방식의 CR($50\;{\mu}m$)을 사용한 경우에는 Screen-Film 시스템과 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 향후 방사선 영상검사가 디지털화 되는 추세이므로 유방영상검사도 각 시스템의 발전과 보완이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.