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An Estimate of Image Quality and Radiation Doses of Coronary Artery in MDCT Using Prospective and Retrospective ECG Gating Scan Mode

MDCT 관상동맥 조영 검사에서 전향적 동조화 및 후향적 동조화 기법의 화질과 선량 관계

  • Oh, Jong-Kap (Department of Radiology, Cheomdan medical center)
  • 오종갑 (첨단종합병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2011.10.29
  • Accepted : 2011.12.12
  • Published : 2011.12.30
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Abstract

The goal of this study is to reduce patient exposure dose by providing image quality and radiation dose according to inspection methods. Volume Computed Tomography Dose Index(CTDIvol) and Dose Length Product(DLP) of prospective and retrospective ECG gating snapshot segment of Coronary CT angiography(CTA) were measured each snapshot segment methods. CT number, noise, uniformity, and resolution were also measured using phantom under the same condition of coronary CTA. The results showed that CT number, noise, uniformity and resolution are similar to each other. In terms of CTDIvol and DLP, however, measurement dose of prospective ECG gating snapshot segment was lower than the retrospective case by 37.5% and 40.3%. Therefore, it is highly recommended that in the coronary CTA, prospective ECG gating scan mode should be chosen to reduce patient dose.

본 연구는 검사 기법에 따른 영상의 질과 방사선 피폭의 정도를 제시하여 검사자가 받는 방사선 피폭을 저감시키는 데 목적이 있다. 관상동맥 전산화 단층 혈관조영(Coronary CTA, coronary computed tomography angiography) 검사자를 대상으로 SnapShot Pulse의 전향적 동조화 기법과 SnapShot Segment의 후향적 동조화 기법으로 coronary CTA 검사에서 검사자가 받는 단면 피폭선량(CTDIvol, volume computed tomography dose index), 총 피폭선량(dose-length product; DLP)을 각각 측정하였다. 또한, Coronary CTA 촬영조건을 동일하게 팬텀을 이용하여 CT감약계수, 노이즈 및 균일도, 공간분해능을 측정하였다. 연구 결과 두기법에서 CT감약계수, 노이즈 및 균일도, 공간분해능의 질적 수준이 비슷하게 나타났으며, CTDIvol, DLP는 SnapShot Segment의 후향적 동조화 기법에 비해 피폭선량이 약 37.5%, 40.3% 감소되었다. 임상에서 coronary CTA 검사 시 SnapShot Pulse의 전향적 동조화 기법을 적극 채택하여 검사자가 받는 방사선 피폭을 감소시키기 위한 노력이 절실히 요구된다.

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