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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2021.15.3.321

Evaluation of Distortion in Measuring the Stability of Distal Radio-ulnar Joint in Wrist PA-Grip View  

Shim, Jina (Department of Radiology, Severacnce hospital)
Lee, Youngjin (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health Science, Gachon University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.15, no.3, 2021 , pp. 321-327 More about this Journal
Abstract
Wrist PA-grip view is used to diagnose triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tear because it can easily diagnose damage to the surrounding wrist ligaments. However, despite advances in radiology equipment, distortion of images due to geometric elements still has many limitations. In this paper, we propose a method that can minimize the distortions of images by analyzing the distortions occurring in the wrist PA-grip view. A source of image distance (SID) were set at 130 cm and 150 cm for comparison with 110 cm. Depending on the SID, the phantom of wrist was moved at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 cm in the X-axis and Y-axis directions, respectively. For quantitative evaluation, the difference of distance between the radius and ulna was measured in picture archiving and communication system (PACS) system. As a qualitative evaluation, survey was conducted among 20 radiologic technologists who examined the Wrist PA-grip view. The Kruskal Wallis test was performed to compare the distortion according to the phantom movement in the X-axis and Y-axis directions based on the SID, and the Tukey test was performed as a post-test. In the quantitative evaluation results, the measured values obtained in the X-axis was not significantly different in all groups (p>0.05). The measured values obtained in the Y-axis was significantly different in the most groups (p<0.05). Therefore, to reduce distortion while maintaining image quality, we recommend what examine the SID at 150 cm than 110 cm.
Keywords
wrist PA-grip view; source of image distance (SID); distortion;
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