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Schulz B, Euler A, Schmid HR, Kubik-Huch RA, Thali M, Niemann T. In vitro blood sample assessment: investigating correlation of laboratory hemoglobin and spectral properties of dual-energy CT measurements (ρ/Z). Eur Radiol 2024:10.1007/s00330-024-10820-6. [PMID: 38856781 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-024-10820-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Our study comprised a single-center retrospective in vitro correlation between spectral properties, namely ρ/Z values, derived from scanning blood samples using dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) with the corresponding laboratory hemoglobin/hematocrit (Hb/Hct) levels and assessed the potential in anemia-detection. METHODS DECT of 813 patient blood samples from 465 women and 348 men was conducted using a standardized scan protocol. Electron density relative to water (ρ or rho), effective atomic number (Zeff), and CT attenuation (Hounsfield unit) were measured. RESULTS Positive correlation with the Hb/Hct was shown for ρ (r-values 0.37-0.49) and attenuation (r-values 0.59-0.83) while no correlation was observed for Zeff (r-values -0.04 to 0.08). Significant differences in attenuation and ρ values were detected for blood samples with and without anemia in both genders (p value < 0.001) with area under the curve ranging from 0.7 to 0.95. Depending on the respective CT parameters, various cutoff values for CT-based anemia detection could be determined. CONCLUSION In summary, our study investigated the correlation between DECT measurements and Hb/Hct levels, emphasizing novel aspects of ρ and Zeff values. Assuming that quantitative changes in the number of hemoglobin proteins might alter the mean Zeff values, the results of our study show that there is no measurable correlation on the atomic level using DECT. We established a positive in vitro correlation between Hb/Hct values and ρ. Nevertheless, attenuation emerged as the most strongly correlated parameter with identifiable cutoff values, highlighting its preference for CT-based anemia detection. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT By scanning multiple blood samples with dual-energy CT scans and comparing the measurements with standard laboratory blood tests, we were able to underscore the potential of CT-based anemia detection and its advantages in clinical practice. KEY POINTS Prior in vivo studies have found a correlation between aortic blood pool and measured hemoglobin and hematocrit. Hemoglobin and hematocrit correlated with electron density relative to water and attenuation but not Zeff. Dual-energy CT has the potential for additional clinical benefits, such as CT-based anemia detection.
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- Bastian Schulz
- Institute of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden AG, affiliated Hospital for Research and Teaching of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zurich, Baden, Switzerland
- Department of Forensic Medicine Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden AG, affiliated Hospital for Research and Teaching of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zurich, Baden, Switzerland
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- Institute of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden AG, affiliated Hospital for Research and Teaching of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zurich, Baden, Switzerland
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- Department of Forensic Medicine Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden AG, affiliated Hospital for Research and Teaching of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zurich, Baden, Switzerland.
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Steiner J, Richter H, Kaufmann R, Ohlerth S. Characterization of Normal Bone in the Equine Distal Limb with Effective Atomic Number and Electron Density Determined with Single-Source Dual Energy and Detector-Based Spectral Computed Tomography. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1064. [PMID: 38612304 PMCID: PMC11010807 DOI: 10.3390/ani14071064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Single-source dual energy (SSDECT) and detector-based spectral computed tomography (DBSCT) are emerging technologies allowing the interrogation of materials that have different attenuation properties at different energies. Both technologies enable the calculation of effective atomic number (EAN), an index to determine tissue composition, and electron density (ED), which is assumed to be associated with cellularity in tissues. In the present prospective observational study, EAN and ED values were determined for 16 zones in normal subchondral and trabecular bone of 37 equine cadaver limbs. Using both technologies, the following findings were obtained: 1. palmar/plantar EAN zone values in the fetlock increased significantly with increasing age of the horse; 2. all EAN and ED values were significantly lower in the trabecular bone than in the subchondral bone of all phalanges; 3. in the distal phalanx and navicular bone, most EAN and ED values were significantly lower compared to the proximal and middle phalanx; and 4. some EAN and ED values were significantly different between front and hind limbs. Several EAN and ED values significantly differed between SSDECT and DBSCT. The reported EAN and ED values in the subchondral and trabecular bone of the equine distal limb may serve as preliminary reference values and aid future evaluation and classification of diseases.
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- Janine Steiner
- Clinic of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; (J.S.); (H.R.)
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- Clinic of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; (J.S.); (H.R.)
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- Clinic of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; (J.S.); (H.R.)
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Srinivas-Rao S, Cao J, Marin D, Kambadakone A. Dual-Energy Computed Tomography to Photon Counting Computed Tomography: Emerging Technological Innovations. Radiol Clin North Am 2023; 61:933-944. [PMID: 37758361 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2023.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Computed tomography (CT) has seen remarkable developments in the past several decades, radically transforming the role of imaging in day-to-day clinical practice. Dual-energy CT (DECT), an exciting innovation introduced in the early part of this century, has widened the scope of CT, opening new opportunities due to its ability to provide superior tissue characterization. The introduction of photon-counting CT (PCCT) heralds a paradigm shift in CT scanner technology representing another significant milestone in CT innovation. PCCT offers several advantages over DECT, such as improved spectral resolution, enhanced tissue characterization, reduced image artifacts, and improved image quality.
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- Shravya Srinivas-Rao
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA.
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Shigenaga K, Arimoto S, Kubo M, Sato T, Hiraoka Y, Takeda D, Hasegawa T, Kagawa K, Akashi M. Development of Cu application using dual-energy computed tomography for detecting medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. J Bone Miner Metab 2023; 41:865-876. [PMID: 37897670 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-023-01467-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The present study developed an application using dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) focused on Cu for detecting medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). MATERIALS AND METHODS First, we performed two types of phantom studies using a Cu wire syringe and pig mandible with Cu wire to detect Cu on DECT. Second, DECT examinations of 44 patients with MRONJ were performed to compare lesion and normal bone sites using single-energy CT, DECT-virtual non-calcium (VNCa), and DECT-Cu applications. Quantitative analyses of VNCa CT and CT values were performed, and a cut-off value was calculated using receiver operating characteristic analysis. Third, we compared the Cu content in the MRONJ and normal bone groups using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). RESULTS The material-specific differences in attenuation between the two different energies enabled the accurate separation of Cu from Ca in phantom studies. The sensitivity and specificity for single-energy CT, DECT-VNCa, and DECT-Cu applications were 97.7% and 2.3%, 86.4% and 81.8%, and 88.6% and 97.7%, respectively. Thus, VNCa CT values obtained on DECT-Cu application images showed the highest area under the curve value and maximal diagnostic efficacy in differentiating lesion sites from normal bone sites. On ICP-AES analyses, the Cu content was significantly higher in the MRONJ group than in the normal bone group. CONCLUSION DECT-Cu application demonstrated better diagnostic performance in detecting MRONJ compared with single-energy CT or DECT-VNCa.
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- Kazuki Shigenaga
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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- Center for Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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Euler A, Wullschleger S, Sartoretti T, Müller D, Keller EX, Lavrek D, Donati O. Dual-energy CT kidney stone characterization-can diagnostic accuracy be achieved at low radiation dose? Eur Radiol 2023; 33:6238-6244. [PMID: 36988716 PMCID: PMC10415460 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-09569-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the accuracy of low-dose dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) to differentiate uric acid from non-uric acid kidney stones in two generations of dual-source DECT with stone composition analysis as the reference standard. METHODS Patients who received a low-dose unenhanced DECT for the detection or follow-up of urolithiasis and stone extraction with stone composition analysis between January 2020 and January 2022 were retrospectively included. Collected stones were characterized using X-ray diffraction. Size, volume, CT attenuation, and stone characterization were assessed using DECT post-processing software. Characterization as uric acid or non-uric acid stones was compared to stone composition analysis as the reference standard. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of stone classification were computed. Dose length product (DLP) and effective dose served as radiation dose estimates. RESULTS A total of 227 stones in 203 patients were analyzed. Stone composition analysis identified 15 uric acid and 212 non-uric acid stones. Mean size and volume were 4.7 mm × 2.8 mm and 114 mm3, respectively. CT attenuation of uric acid stones was significantly lower as compared to non-uric acid stones (p < 0.001). Two hundred twenty-five of 227 kidney stones were correctly classified by DECT. Pooled sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 1.0 (95%CI: 0.97, 1.00), 0.93 (95%CI: 0.68, 1.00), and 0.99 (95%CI: 0.97, 1.00), respectively. Eighty-two of 84 stones with a diameter of ≤ 3 mm were correctly classified. Mean DLP was 162 ± 57 mGy*cm and effective dose was 2.43 ± 0.86 mSv. CONCLUSIONS Low-dose dual-source DECT demonstrated high accuracy to discriminate uric acid from non-uric acid stones even at small stone sizes. KEY POINTS • Two hundred twenty-five of 227 stones were correctly classified as uric acid vs. non-uric acid stones by low-dose dual-energy CT with stone composition analysis as the reference standard. • Pooled sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for stone characterization were 1.0, 0.93, and 0.99, respectively. • Low-dose dual-energy CT for stone characterization was feasible in the majority of small stones < 3 mm.
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- André Euler
- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ringl H, Apfaltrer P. Comparison of Four Dual-Energy CT Scanner Technologies for Determining Renal Stone Composition Using a Phantom Approach. Radiology 2022; 304:590-592. [PMID: 35638932 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.220728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Helmut Ringl
- From the Department of Radiology, Klinik Donaustadt, Langobardenstrasse 122, 1220 Vienna, Austria (H.R.); Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (H.R.); and Division of General Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria (P.A.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Klinik Donaustadt, Langobardenstrasse 122, 1220 Vienna, Austria (H.R.); Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (H.R.); and Division of General Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria (P.A.)
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