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Benefits of iterative metal artifact reduction and dual-energy CT towards mitigating artifact in the setting of total shoulder prostheses

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Objective

To determine the utility of iterative metal artifact reduction and 130 keV dual-energy virtual monoenergetic images to improve bone and soft tissue visualization in CT scans affected by metal artifacts.

Material and methods

Thirteen females and 6 males with a history of total shoulder prosthesis who underwent dual-energy shoulder CT were included. Four sets of images were reconstructed for each patient: (1) original polychromatic kV images reconstructed with weighted filtered back projection; (2) polychromatic kV images with iterative metal artifact reduction; (3) 130 keV dual-energy virtual monoenergetic; (4) combined iterative metal artifact reduction and 130 keV dual-energy virtual monoenergetic. Three readers blindly reviewed all image sets and graded the extent of artifact and image quality.

Results

Mean artifact score and median overall image quality score were better in 130 keV dual-energy virtual monoenergetic with iterative metal artifact reduction compared with those in original polychromatic kV images (3.02 vs 4.28, P < 0.001 and 3.00 vs 4.33, P < 0.001, respectively). The median difference in CT numbers between regions affected by artifacts and normal regions was lowest in 130 keV dual-energy virtual monoenergetic with iterative metal artifact reduction compared with that in original polychromatic kV images (72.28 vs 252.08, P < 0.001 for bony regions and 15.09 vs 324.38, P < 0.001 for soft tissue).

Conclusion

In patients with metal artifacts due to shoulder replacement surgery, the use of dual-energy monoenergetic images and iterative metal artifact reduction reconstruction significantly improves both subjective and objective indicators of image quality.

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The authors are grateful to Michael Bruesewitz, R.T.(R) and Scott Boeke, D.O. for their assistance in data collection.

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    Payam Mohammadinejad, Francis I. Baffour, Mark C. Adkins, Lifeng Yu, Cynthia H. McCollough, Joel G. Fletcher & Katrina N. Glazebrook

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Mohammadinejad, P., Baffour, F.I., Adkins, M.C. et al. Benefits of iterative metal artifact reduction and dual-energy CT towards mitigating artifact in the setting of total shoulder prostheses. Skeletal Radiol 50, 51–58 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-020-03528-3

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