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Julien Ognard1,2, Brieg Dissaux1, Idris Diallo3
1From the Forensic Imaging Unit, University Hospital of Brest.
Objective:
The aim was to determine if dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) can discriminate ferromagnetic bullets from nonferromagnetic ones.
Methods:
The ferromagnetic properties of 29 bullets were determined. All bullets underwent a DECT evaluation, and a manual measurement of the dual-energy index was performed by 2 radiologists, followed by a fully automatic measurement, in 3 different positions in a phantom (air, water, and bone).
Results:
Twenty-one bullets were found to be nonferromagnetic. There were significant differences between the mean of the dual-energy index measured in the core of ferromagnetic projectiles and those of nonferromagnetic ones in the lung position of the phantom (P = 0.007). Specificity was 86.36%, and negative predictive value was 90.48%. Among the 29 bullets, 24 were correctly classified.
Conclusions:
Our study demonstrates that DECT can assess the ferromagnetic status of bullets and their magnetic resonance imaging compatibility using an extended computed tomography scale in an ex vivo phantom model.
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