• Spine · Jan 2020

    Utility of Thoracolumbar Low-Dose CT with Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction for Measuring Pedicle Diameter Using a Radiation Dose Less Than a One-Time Lumbar X-Ray.

    • Kazutaka Masamoto, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Bungo Otsuki, Kentaro Hara, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Koji Koizumi, Takayoshi Shimizu, Yu Shimizu, Kazuaki Morizane, Koichi Murata, and Shuichi Matsuda.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
    • Spine. 2020 Jan 1; 45 (1): 38-47.

    Study DesignRetrospective.ObjectiveTo evaluate the image quality of low-radiation-dose computed tomography (LD-CT) of the thoracolumbar spine, using model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) for measuring pedicle diameter.Summary Of Background DataMBIR can drastically reduce radiation dose but its utility in spine surgery planning is unknown.MethodsWe identified patients (mean age, 70.5 ± 13.3 yrs) who incidentally underwent both standard-radiation-dose CT (SD-CT) with hybrid iterative reconstruction and LD-CT with MBIR of the thoracolumbar spine within 2 years. We compared radiation dose, subjective image sharpness, signal-to-noise ratio, and contrast-to-noise ratio for the two tests. Additionally, inner pedicle diameters were measured on SD-CT (DSD) and LD-CT (DLD), and statistically compared.ResultsWe included 24 CT and 84 pedicles for each CT group. The radiation dose of LD-CT estimated by volume CT dose index was 1.21 ± 0.42 mGy, one-sixth the dose of SD-CT. The effective dose of LD-CT was 0.58 ± 0.31 mSv, equivalent to or less than that of a one-time lumbar X-ray in a previous report. LD-CT was significantly inferior in subjective image sharpness for the contour of vertebrae and trabecular structure, but superior for signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio. The intra-rater reliability (intra-RR) and inter-RR for DLD were 0.985 and 0.892, respectively, comparable to those of DSD. DLD was consistently 0.30 mm smaller than DSD when compared within the same pedicle, regardless of pedicle diameter.ConclusionLD-CT with MBIR produced a radiation dose equivalent to a one-time lumbar X-ray and provided excellent images for measuring pedicle diameter. LD-CT can be a substitute for SD-CT when planning spine surgery if the relationship between DSD and DLD is sufficiently understood.Level Of Evidence3.

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