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dc.contributor.authorAlzyoud, K.*
dc.contributor.authorHogg, P.*
dc.contributor.authorSnaith, Beverly*
dc.contributor.authorFlintham, K.*
dc.contributor.authorEngland, A.*
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T15:14:38Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T15:14:38Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-03
dc.identifier.citationAlzyoud K, Hogg P, Snaith B et al (2018) Impact of body part thickness on AP pelvis radiographic image quality and effective dose. Radiography. 25(1): e11-e17.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/16669
dc.descriptionYesen_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Within medical imaging variations in patient size can generate challenges, especially when selecting appropriate acquisition parameters. This experiment sought to evaluate the impact of increasing body part thickness on image quality (IQ) and effective dose (E) and identify optimum exposure parameters. Methods: An anthropomorphic pelvis phantom was imaged with additional layers (1e15 cm) of animal fat as a proxy for increasing body thickness. Acquisitions used the automatic exposure control (AEC), 100 cm source to image distance (SID) and a range of tube potentials (70e110 kVp). IQ was evaluated physically and perceptually. E was estimated using PCXMC software. Results: For all tube potentials, signal to noise ratio (SNR) and contrast to noise ratio (CNR) deceased as body part thickness increased. 70 kVp produced the highest SNR (46.6e22.6); CNR (42.8e17.6). Visual grading showed that the highest IQ scores were achieved using 70 and 75 kVp. As thickness increases, E increased exponentially (r ¼ 0.96; p < 0.001). Correlations were found between visual and physical IQ (SNR r ¼ 0.97, p < 0.001; CNR r ¼ 0.98, p < 0.001). Conclusion: To achieve an optimal IQ across the range of thicknesses, lower kVp settings were most effective. This is at variance with professional practice as there is a tendency for radiographers to increase kVp as thickness increases. Dose reductions were experienced at higher kVp settings and are a valid method for optimisation when imaging larger patients.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipHashemite University in Jordan, College of Radiographers Industry Partnership (CoRIPS)en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights© 2018 Elsevier. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.en_US
dc.subjectPelvis radiographyen_US
dc.subjectImage qualityen_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectEffective doseen_US
dc.titleImpact of body part thickness on AP pelvis radiographic image quality and effective doseen_US
dc.status.refereedYesen_US
dc.date.Accepted2018-09-06
dc.date.application2018-10-03
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.versionAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2018.09.001


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