Influence of conventional and extended CT scale range on quantification of Hounsfield units of medical implants and metallic objects

  • We report on the suitability of two different ranges of Hounsfield units (HU) in computed tomography (CT) for the quantification of metallic components of active implantable medical devices (AIMD). The conventional Hounsfield units (CHU) range, which is traditionally used in radiology, is well suited for tissue but suspected inappropriate for metallic materials. Precise HU values are notably beneficial in radiotherapy (RT) for accurate dose calculations, thus for the safety of patient carrying implants. Some of today’s CT machines offers an extended Hounsfield units (EHU) range. This study presents CT acquisitions of a water phantom containing various metallic discs and an implantable-cardioverter defibrillator (IPG). We show that the comparison of HU values at EHU and CHU ranges clearly reveals the superiority and accuracy of EHU. Some geometrical discrepancies perpendicular to slices are observed. At EHU metal artifact reduction algorithms (MAR) underestimates HU values rendering MAR potentially inappropriate for RT.

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Author:Zehra Ese, Marcel Kressmann, Jakob Kreutner, Gregor Schaefers, Daniel Erni, Waldemar Zylka
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1515/teme-2017-0122
ISSN:0171-8096
Parent Title (English):Technisches Messen (tm). Plattform für Methoden, Systeme und Anwendungen der Messtechnik
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2018/12/23
Year of first Publication:2018
Publishing Institution:Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen
Release Date:2019/01/14
Volume:85
Issue:5
First Page:343
Last Page:350
Institutes:Fachbereiche / Elektrotechnik und angewandte Naturwissenschaften
Licence (German):Es gilt das Urheberrechtsgesetz
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