[Evaluation of photon-counting X-ray radiography for the detection of pulmonary nodule: a preliminary report on experimental and clinical studies].
To evaluate the utility of photon counting X-ray radiography (quantum radiography: QR) for the detection of pulmonary nodules, experimental and clinical studies were performed in comparison with conventional X-ray (CXR). In the experimental study, spatial resolution was analyzed by using the micro-chart method. The simulated nodule detection study was performed by using a chest phantom. The results were evaluated by means of ROC analysis. In the clinical study, both images of CXR and QR were evaluated in a case of metastatic lung tumor. In the experimental study, the spatial resolution of QR was 200 microns. QR was superior to CXR in detecting simulated nodules in all areas. In clinical cases, QR was superior to CXR in depicting not only normal structures but also retrocardiac and retrodiaphragmatic pulmonary nodules.
Kimura
K
K
Department of Radiology, Kobe University, School of Medicine.
Kono
M
M
Itouji
E
E
Yamasaki
K
K
Kusumoto
M
M
Adachi
S
S
Oono
Y
Y
Chung
M
M
Nakamura
T
T
Endoh
M
M
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D008961:Models, Structural; D017785:Photons; D012372:ROC Curve; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic