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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2019.13.3.481

Usefulness Evaluation of Algorithm Conversion Method for Dose Reduction in Brain CT Examination  

Kim, Hyeon ju (Department of Radiological Technology, Dongnam Health University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.13, no.3, 2019 , pp. 481-487 More about this Journal
Abstract
Based on the scan conditions and algorithms that are generally applied during examinations during head CT examinations, the results of dose reduction through the application of algorithm changes were investigated through experiments. As a result, the dose reduction effect was more meaningful for the change of perfusion than for the tube voltage, and the quality evaluation using the brain phantom was relatively less reduced when the dose was reduced after the application of the Bone algorithm, especially for the application of the Bone algorithm, and the deviation of the mean CT number or Pixel value was measured relatively significantly. In other words, the conditions under which dose was reduced and quality was maintained to reduce the patient's exposure dose and obtain images of the same quality were obtained with the application of the Smooth algorithm and the resulting values of 120 kVp, 160 mA. At this point, doses were reduced by about 28%, and the mean CT number or Pixel value was also measured with relatively little error. If the results are applied to patients who visit the hospital for examination or follow-up after applying various algorithms and follow up scan conditions, the results are considered to be very useful in reducing patient exposure dose.
Keywords
Algorithm; kVp; mA; Image Quality; Radiation dose;
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