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X-ray Dose Reduction through Adaptive Exposure in Fluoroscopic Imaging
Published on: September 11, 2011
Investigation of Radiation Dose Estimates and Image Quality Between Commercially Available Interventional Fluoroscopy
Lukas M Trunz1, David J Eschelman1, Carin F Gonsalves1
1Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, 132 S 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Rationale And Objectives:
To investigate differences in radiation dose and image quality for single-plane flat-panel-detector based interventional fluoroscopy systems from two vendors using phantom study and clinical procedures.
Materials And Methods:
AlluraClarityIQ (Philips) and Artis Q (Siemens-Healthineers) interventional fluoroscopy systems were evaluated. Phantom study included comparison of system-reported air-kerma rates (AKR) for clinical protocols with simulated patient thicknesses (20-40 cm). Differences in system-reported radiation dose estimates, cumulative-air-kerma (CAK) and kerma-area-product (KAP), for different clinical procedures were investigated. Subset analysis investigated differences in CAK, KAP and other factors affecting radiation dose when the same patients underwent repeat embolization procedures performed by the same physician on the two different fluoroscopy systems. Two blinded interventional radiologists reviewed image-quality for these procedures using a five-point scale (1-5; 5-best) for five parameters.
Results:
Phantom study revealed that air-kerma rates was significantly higher for Artis Q system for 30-40cm of simulated patient thicknesses (p < 0.05). Overall data analysis from 4381 clinical cases revealed significant differences in CAK and KAP for certain procedures (p < 0.05); with significantly lower values for AlluraClarityIQ systems (median CAK lower by: 29%-58%). Subset analysis with 40 patients undergoing repeat embolization procedures on both systems revealed that median CAK and KAP were significantly lower for AlluraClarityIQ systems (p < 0.02) by 45% and 31%, respectively. Image quality scores for AlluraClarityIQ systems were significantly greater (mean difference range for five parameters: 1.3-1.6; p < 0.005).
Conclusion:
Radiation dose and image quality differences were observed between AlluraClarityIQ and Artis Q systems. AlluraClarityIQ systems showed lower radiation utilization and an increase in subjective perception of image quality.
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