Image quality in cranial computed tomography.

Abstract:

:Image quality in cranial computed tomography (CT) was evaluated with phantom and patient studies on both a first (single beam) and a second (multiple beam) generation scanner. When comparable radiation doses were used, there were only minor differences in resolution, low contrast detectability, and noise level. The pattern of noise relative to the size of the area in which it was measured was somewhat different. On patient studies, no differences were found when contrast-material-filled vessel visibility and gray--white matter distinction were analyzed. A lesion was obscured by streak artifacts in one scanner in one of 22 patients scanned on both machines. The major factor in image quality as seen in the two scanners seemed to be in the production of artifacts. This was apparent in artifacts from motion, high contrast discontinuities, beam hardening, and edge enhancement. Multiple factors must be considered in assessing CT image quality. In particular, further studies to quantitatively evaluate noise quality and artifact production are needed.

journal_name

J Comput Assist Tomogr

authors

Zatz LM

doi

10.1097/00004728-197807000-00020

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1978-07-01 00:00:00

pages

336-46

issue

3

eissn

0363-8715

issn

1532-3145

journal_volume

2

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