Abstract
Objective
Materials and Methods
Results
Notes
This study was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIP) (NRF-2016R1A2B4012155).
This study was supported by Dong-Kook Pharmaceutical (Q1524331), and Reyon Pharmaceutical and Philips Company (I0902491).
This study was supported by a Research Grant from Korea University (K1518111, L1600241, K1722091).
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Fig. 1
Illustration and CT images of CTP674 lung phantom (The Phantom Laboratory).
![kjr-19-809-g001](/upload/SynapseXML/0068kjr/thumb/kjr-19-809-g001.jpg)
Fig. 2
APEvol of across all air columns (all of 5-, 10-, and 30-mm air columns) on (A) low-dose CT and (B) standard-dose CT.
![kjr-19-809-g002](/upload/SynapseXML/0068kjr/thumb/kjr-19-809-g002.jpg)
Fig. 3
APEvol of each column (each 5-, 10-, and 30-mm) on (A) low-dose CT and (B) standard-dose CT.
![kjr-19-809-g003](/upload/SynapseXML/0068kjr/thumb/kjr-19-809-g003.jpg)
Fig. 4
Mean APEvol in each air column on (A) low-dose CT and (B) standard-dose CT.
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Fig. 5
APEWA% of across all airway tubes (all of A1, A2, and A3 airway tubes) on (A) low-dose CT and (B) standard-dose CT.
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Fig. 6
Absolute percentage measurement error of each airway tube (each A1, A2, and A3 airway tube) on (A) low-dose CT and (B) standard-dose CT.
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Fig. 7
Mean APEWA% in each airway tube on (A) low-dose and (B) standard-dose CT.
![kjr-19-809-g007](/upload/SynapseXML/0068kjr/thumb/kjr-19-809-g007.jpg)
Table 1
Characteristics of Each Air Column and Each Airway Tube Inserted into CTP674 Lung Phantom (The Phantom Laboratory)
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Diameter (mm) | Air Columns for EV | Reference Volume (mm3) |
---|---|---|
30 | E1 | 28.416 |
10 | E2, E3, E4, E5 | 3.157 |
5 | E6, E7, E8, E9 | 0.789 |
Diameter (mm) | Airway Tubes for Airway Measurements | Reference WA% |
---|---|---|
6 | A1 | 48.98 |
6 | A2 (oblique) | 48.98 |
6 | A3 | 40.83 |
Table 2
APEvol according to Different Air Columns, CT Tube Current, and Reconstruction Algorithms
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APEvol are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. *Showing significant difference between APE between low dose and standard dose (p < 0.05), †Showing significant difference between reconstruction algorithms. APE = absolute percentage measurement error, APEvol = APE of EV, CT = computed tomography, FBP = filtered back projection, IMR-R1 = body routine level 1, IMR-ST1 = body soft tissue level 1, VME70 = standard virtual monoenergetic dataset at 70 keV
Table 3
APEWA% according to Different Air Columns, CT Tube Current, and Reconstruction Algorithms
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APEWA% are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. *Showing significant difference between APE between low dose and standard dose (p < 0.05), †Showing significant difference between reconstruction algorithms. APEWA% = absolute percentage measurement error of wall area percentage, IMR-SPI = sharp plus level 1