title: Adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction algorithm for measurement of vascular diameter on computed tomographic angiography in vitro.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the accuracy of vascular diameter measurement on computed tomographic (CT) angiography using adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR).
  
  
  METHODS
  We scanned 9 vascular models with 3 wall thicknesses and filled with 3 densities of contrast material using a 64-detector CT unit, reconstructed images using ASIR (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%), and repeated 20 separate diameter measurements for each model. We evaluated the distribution of image noise for the 0% and 100% ASIR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For all vascular models, measurement errors differed significantly (P < 0.0001) among the percentages of ASIR, tending to increase as the percentage of ASIR increased for models filled with 246 and 354 Hounsfield units of contrast medium. The degree of image noise depended on the substance within the model with 100% ASIR.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction can enhance errors in diameter measurement on CT angiography and should be applied carefully to evaluate small vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Japan. shig.suz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Sadatoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hikosaka
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monma
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Odagiri
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media