Abstract
To assess the effect of beam hardening on arterial enhancement in thoracoabdominal computed tomographic (CT) angiography in various body sizes in a phantom and in a clinical study. An abdominal aortic phantom was placed in three cylindrical water containers simulating a small, an intermediate, and a large patient (diameters of 22, 30, and 40 cm, respectively). CT scanning was performed at 80, 100, and 120 kVp, and aortic attenuation was assessed. In a HIPAA-compliant institutional review board-approved study with waiver of informed consent, thoracoabdominal aortic attenuation was assessed in 100 consecutive patients (75 men, 25 women; mean body weight (BW), 79 kg) undergoing thoracoabdominal 64-section CT angiography at 80 kVp. Overall aortic attenuation in patients grouped according to BW (small patients [n = 26], <70 kg; intermediate patients [n = 41], 70-85 kg; large patients [n = 33], >85 kg) was compared. Overall aortic attenuation was correlated with BW, height, body mass index (BMI), body surface area (BSA), and lateral diameter by using linear regression. Comparison of the intermediate- and large-phantom groups relative to the small-phantom group indicated that mean aortic attenuation decreased by 9.7% and 13.4% at 80 k...Continue Reading
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