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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of Organ Effective Modulation (OEM) on objective and subjective image quality as well as the radiation dose needed for thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT). METHOD:This retrospective study included 196 consecutive patients who were referred to our institution for enhanced thoracoabdominal CT on a specific scanner. Patients were divided into two groups: those for whom OEM was used and those for whom it was not used. For the non-OEM group, the tube current was controlled with an angular-longitudinal modulation technique. All CT examinations were performed with adaptive iterative dose reduction with 3D processing (AIDR-3D). The radiation dose was compared between the two groups. Objective image noise was measured in several regions at the thoracic and abdominal level. Subjective image quality was assessed by two radiologists for image noise, artifacts, sharpness, and overall diagnostic acceptability at the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. RESULTS:The CTDIvol was 8.3% lower in the OEM group and high-BMI patients tended to have higher dose reductions. Image noise was not significantly different at the thoracic level, except for the ventral air space, which showed more noise in the OEM group. At the abdominal level, the OEM group showed less noise in every region, only demonstrating a significant difference in the posterior segment of the right hepatic lobe. Subjective image quality assessment indicated more artifacts in the thoracic ventral air space in the OEM group, whereas all other items including the overall diagnostic acceptability showed no statistical differences between the two groups. CONCLUSION:OEM can reduce the radiation dose by approximately 8% without affecting the diagnostic acceptability of the image compared to angular-longitudinal modulation, especially in patients with a high BMI.
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Eur J Radioljournal_title
European journal of radiologyauthors
Akai H,Kiryu S,Shibata E,Maeda E,Sato J,Tomizawa N,Nojima M,Ohtomo Kdoi
10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.06.008subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-09-01 00:00:00pages
1569-73issue
9eissn
0720-048Xissn
1872-7727pii
S0720-048X(16)30180-2journal_volume
85pub_type
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