1.Fundamental Study of Reduced Radiation Exposure of Virtual Endoscopy by 16 DAS MDCT
Yasuji YAMADA ; Masanori KATOH ; Makoto NAGAI ; Shingo OKAZAKI ; Shunichi NAKAMURA ; Tsukasa SUGAWARA ; Norio KONDOH ; Kencho MIYASHITA ; Akira FUJINAGA
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2006;55(5):459-464
Our aim was to study the scan protocol of 16 DAS (Data Acquisition System) multidetector-row CT (MDCT) and to ascertain whether we could reduce radiation exposure and scanning time, while maintaing image quality in the Virtual endoscopy (VE).We made a mimic gastrointestinal tract and examined the result by changing a scan protocol of 16 DAS MDCT.We found that a reduction of radiation exposure and scanning time depended on slice width, angle of the table, rotation time, table speed, mAs/slice and resolution.The study confirmed that it was possible to use the scan protocol of MDCT with a radiographic dose of 40% and scanning time of 50%, without changing image quality in the VE.
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2.Utility of High-density Barium to Improbve the Quality of X-ray Images
Yasuji YAMADA ; Kazuhisa MATSUMOTO ; Osamu YOSHIDA ; Michiyo YOSHIKAWA ; Takashi SUZUKI ; Eiji KIMURA ; Jyunichi MAEDA ; Norio KONDOH ; Akira FUJINAGA
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2005;54(4):644-649
Aim:The usefulness of high-density barium, which was made to 150w/v% (MIX150), was examined to obtain better radiographs of the intestines. Methods: “MIX150” was compared with existing pharmaceutical “BAM100” to evaluate x-ray images (barium adhesion, dryness evaluation). MIX150 was used in 232 patients (mean age 56 years), while BAM 100 in 210 patients (mean age 55 years). Results: In terms of adhesion, MIX150 was excellent in the the cecum significantly and in dryness evaluation, in the entire region of the colon. Conclusion: High-density barium (150w/v%) was useful for enhancing the quality of radiographic images.
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