A review of image quality and dose issues in digital fluorography and digital subtraction angiography

被引:7
作者
Kotre, CJ [1 ]
Marshall, NW [1 ]
机构
[1] Newcastle Gen Hosp, Reg Med Phys Dept, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 6BE, Tyne & Wear, England
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10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006483
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 [工学]; 0830 [环境科学与工程];
摘要
This paper addresses image quality and dose issues in Digital Fluorography (DF) and Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA). commencing with a brief review of methods and protocols for image quality assessment in DF and DSA. The relative scarcity of standards and test protocols for unsubtracted DF is highlighted. Pooled results from a large number of quality assurance rests are then used to illustrate trends in the choice of radiation dose per image currently employed in typical DF and DSA work. It is concluded that, although relatively high doses per image may be justified in terms of image quality improvement for DSA, there is little justification for the large range of exposures used in DF for nominally identical examinations. It is argued that the use of high doses per image in DF would not be expected to offer an advantage in terms of image signal-to-noise ratio.
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