ISSN 1004-4140
    CN 11-3017/P

    60 kV低管电压联合AIIR算法在下肢CTA双低扫描中的协同应用价值

    Value of Synergistic Application of 60 kV Low Tube Voltage and the Artificial Intelligence Iterative Reconstruction Algorithm in Dual-low-scanning of Lower Extremity Computed Tomography Angiography

    • 摘要: 目的:分析60 kV低管电压联合低浓度对比剂的双低方案结合人工智能迭代重建(AIIR)在下肢CT血管造影(CTA)中的临床应用价值。方法:选取80例行下肢CTA检查的患者,按扫描方案分为对照组与实验组,各40例。对照组采用80 kV管电压、KARL 3D迭代重建及0.8 mL/kg碘海醇对比剂;实验组采用60 kV管电压、AIIR重建及6∶4稀释对比剂(实际0.6 mL/kg),两组均采用联影uCT Sirius双源CT扫描,参考毫安秒(mAs)162,其余参数一致。双盲法评价图像主观质量,测量血管CT值、噪声、信噪比(SNR)、对比噪声比(CNR)及辐射剂量、碘摄入量。结果:两组基线资料、主观评分及图像噪声差异无统计学意义,图像质量均满足临床诊断。实验组各血管段CT值、SNR、CNR均显著高于对照组;容积CT剂量指数(CTDIvol)、剂量长度乘积(DLP)、有效剂量(ED)及碘摄入量较对照组分别下降82.8%、79.1%、77.8%及25.3%。结论:下肢CTA应用60 kV管电压、低浓度对比剂联合AIIR算法,可在保障诊断图像质量的基础上优化血管成像效果,显著减少辐射暴露及碘摄入,具有较高的临床推广价值。

       

      Abstract: Objective: To analyze the value of the clinical application of a dual-low protocol in which 60 kV low tube voltage and low-concentration contrast medium are combined with the artificial intelligence iterative reconstruction (AIIR) algorithm, in lower extremity computed tomography angiography (CTA). Methods: Eighty patients undergoing lower extremity CTA were enrolled, and they were assigned 1︰1 to a control group or an experimental group, according to the scanning protocol. Patients in the control group were scanned at 80 kV with KARL 3D iterative reconstruction and 0.8 ml/kg iohexol, and patients in the experimental group received 60 kV with AIIR reconstruction and a 6︰4 diluted contrast agent (equivalent to 0.6 mL/kg of iohexol). All examinations were performed using a United Imaging uCT Sirius dual-source CT scanner with a reference mAs of 162; the other parameters were identical. Subjective image quality was assessed by two radiologists in a double-blinded manner. Parameters, including vascular CT attenuation, image noise, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), radiation dose, and iodine intake, were measured and compared between the groups. Results: There were no significant differences in baseline data, subjective image scores, or image noise between the two groups, and the image quality of both groups met the clinical diagnostic criteria. The CT attenuation value, SNR, and CNR of each vascular segment were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group. Compared with the control group, the CT Dose Index, Dose Length Product, effective dose, and iodine intake of the experimental group were reduced by 82.8%, 79.1%, 77.8%, and 25.3%, respectively. Conclusion: The application of 60 kV tube voltage and low-concentration contrast agent combined with the AIIR algorithm in lower extremity CTA can optimize vascular imaging quality, while ensuring diagnostic image quality. This significantly reduces the radiation dose and iodine intake, making it suitable for clinical application.

       

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