Gamma | SPECT/CT에서 CT감쇠보정에 따른 영상의 질 평가
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작성자 : 서울대 핵의학과 작성일2017-02-01 조회3,595회관련링크
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서울대학교병원 핵의학과
조성욱⋅김계환⋅성용준⋅이형진⋅김진의
Evaluation of Image Quality Using CT Attenuation Correction
in SPECT/CT
Sung Wook Cho, Gye Hwan Kim, Yong Joon Sung, Hyung Jin Lee and Jin Eui Kim
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Purpose:
SPECT/CT, a combination of SPECT and CT, is capable of expressing the results of
attenuation correction on images biased by automatic program. As a result, this
research evaluates the usefulness of images with CT attenuation correction, using
various phantoms and images of patients.
Materials and Methods:
From July of 2012 to September of 2012, this research was conducted on the
contrast, spatial resolution, and images of patients. We studied the contrast with
IEC body phantom and Jaszczak phantom, while the spatial resolution was
evaluated with NEMA triple line phantom. Further, a comparative study was carried
out on the quality of the images, on the difference between the images before and
after the CT attenuation correction.
Results:
Compared the differences between the contrast before and after the CT attenuation
correction in IEC body phantom. The contrast was improved by 33.6% at minimum,
89.8% at maximum. In case of Jaszczak Phantom, the contrast was enhanced by
9.9% at minimum, 27.8% at maximum. In NEMA Triple line phantom, the resolution
was raised by 4.5% in average: 4.4% in horizontal, 4.5% in vertical.
In Anthropomorphic Torso Phantom, the perfusion score of the interior wall with
the most severe attenuation was measured to be 29.4%.
In the experiment carried out on myocardial perfusion SPECT/CT patients, 9%
improvement was discovered in the interior wall, where the most dramatic
attenuation occurred, after the CT attenuation correction.
Conclusion:
SPECT/CT proved its clinical usefulness by enabling the acquisition of images with
enhanced contrast and spatial resolution compare to the ones resulted from
SPECT. (Korean J Nucl Med Technol 2013;17(2):78-83)
Key Words : SPECT/CT, CT Attenuation Correction