Consolidated lung on contrast-enhanced chest CT: the use of spectral-detector computed tomography parameters in differentiating atelectasis and pneumonia.

Heliyon
Philip KonietzkeMark O Wielpütz

Abstract

To investigate the value of spectral-detector computed tomography (SDCT) parameters for the quantitative differentiation between atelectasis and pneumonia on contrast-enhanced chest CT. Sixty-three patients, 22 clinically diagnosed with pneumonia and 41 with atelectasis, underwent contrast-enhanced SDCT scans during the venous phase. CT numbers (Hounsfield Units [HU]) were measured on conventional reconstructions (CON120kVp) and the iodine concentration (Ciodine, [mg/ml]), and effective atomic number (Zeff) on spectral reconstructions, using region-of-interest (ROI) analysis. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) and contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs) were calculated to assess each reconstruction's potential to differentiate between atelectasis and pneumonia. On contrast-enhanced SDCT, the difference between atelectasis and pneumonia was significant on CON120kVp, Ciodine, and Zeff images (p < 0.001). On CON120kVp images, a threshold of 81 HU achieved a sensitivity of 93 % and a specificity of 95 % for identifying pneumonia, while Ciodine and Zeff images reached the same sensitivity but lower specificities of 85 % and 83 %. CON120kVp images showed significantly higher CNRs between normal lung and atelectasis or pneumonia with 30...Continue Reading

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