Influence of slice thickness on result of CT histogram analysis in indeterminate adrenal masses.

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15110%2F19%3A73593563" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15110/19:73593563 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00261-018-1835-2.pdf" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00261-018-1835-2.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00261-018-1835-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00261-018-1835-2</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Influence of slice thickness on result of CT histogram analysis in indeterminate adrenal masses.

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

PURPOSE: The aim was to determine the optimal slice thickness of CT images and the optimal threshold of negative voxels for CT histogram analysis to distinguish adrenal adenomas from non-adenomas with a mean attenuation more than 10 Hounsfield units (HU). METHODS: Volume CT histogram analysis of 83 lipid-poor adenomas and 80 non-adenomas was performed retrospectively. The volume of interest was extracted from each adrenal lesion, and the mean attenuation, standard deviation (SD), and percentage of voxels with a negative CT value were recorded using reconstructions with different slice thicknesses (5 mm, 2.5 mm, 1.25 mm). The percentage of negative voxels was correlated with SD as a measure of image noise and with the reference splenic tissue values. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) for the identification of adenomas were calculated using reconstructions with different slice thicknesses and three different thresholds of negative voxels (1%, 5%, 10%). RESULTS: The percentage of negative voxels increased with a thinner slice thickness and correlated with increasing CT image noise in adenomas, non-adenomas, and spleen. Using a threshold of 10% negative voxels and a slice thickness of 5 mm, we reached a sensitivity of 53.0%, specificity of 98.8% and the highest PPV, and thus we propose this combination for clinical use. Other combinations achieved a clearly lower specificity and PPV as a result of the increasing noise in CT images. CONCLUSION: The CT slice thickness significantly affects the result and diagnostic value of histogram analysis. Thin CT slice reconstructions are inappropriate for histogram analysis.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Influence of slice thickness on result of CT histogram analysis in indeterminate adrenal masses.

Popis výsledku anglicky

PURPOSE: The aim was to determine the optimal slice thickness of CT images and the optimal threshold of negative voxels for CT histogram analysis to distinguish adrenal adenomas from non-adenomas with a mean attenuation more than 10 Hounsfield units (HU). METHODS: Volume CT histogram analysis of 83 lipid-poor adenomas and 80 non-adenomas was performed retrospectively. The volume of interest was extracted from each adrenal lesion, and the mean attenuation, standard deviation (SD), and percentage of voxels with a negative CT value were recorded using reconstructions with different slice thicknesses (5 mm, 2.5 mm, 1.25 mm). The percentage of negative voxels was correlated with SD as a measure of image noise and with the reference splenic tissue values. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) for the identification of adenomas were calculated using reconstructions with different slice thicknesses and three different thresholds of negative voxels (1%, 5%, 10%). RESULTS: The percentage of negative voxels increased with a thinner slice thickness and correlated with increasing CT image noise in adenomas, non-adenomas, and spleen. Using a threshold of 10% negative voxels and a slice thickness of 5 mm, we reached a sensitivity of 53.0%, specificity of 98.8% and the highest PPV, and thus we propose this combination for clinical use. Other combinations achieved a clearly lower specificity and PPV as a result of the increasing noise in CT images. CONCLUSION: The CT slice thickness significantly affects the result and diagnostic value of histogram analysis. Thin CT slice reconstructions are inappropriate for histogram analysis.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30224 - Radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/NV17-31847A" target="_blank" >NV17-31847A: Optimalizace diagnostického algoritmu expanzí nadledvin</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Abdominal Radiology

ISSN

2366-004X

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

44

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

"1461–1469"

Kód UT WoS článku

000462749100026

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85056890518