Purpose: To compare conventional CT images and virtual monoenergetic images (VMI) at dual-layer dual-energy CT (dlDECT) in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) through quantitative analysis and to investigate the added value of VMI. Material and Methods: Sixty-six consecutive patients with histologically documented CRC and available VMI reconstructions were retrospectively investigated. Subsequently, forty-two patients, without any colonic disease at colonoscopy, were selected as control group. Conventional CT images and VMI reconstructions at energy levels ranging from 40 (VMI40) to 100 keV (VMI100) in 10 keV increments, were obtained from the late arterial phase. First, signal-to-noise (SNR) and contrast-to-noise (CNR) ratios were obtained to select the best VMI reconstruction. Finally, the diagnostic accuracy of conventional CT and VMI40 in late arterial phase was evaluated. Results: On quantitative analysis, SNR and CNR were higher for VMI40 (19.5 +/- 7.7 and 11.8 +/- 6.2, respectively) with statistically significant differences compared to conventional CT (P < 0.05) and all the other VMI reconstructions (P < 0.05), except for VMI50 (P > 0.05). The addition of VMI40 to conventional CT images significantly improved the area under the curve (AUC) for the diagnosis of CRC, increasing it from 0.875 to 0.943 for reader 1 (P < 0.05) and from 0.916 to 0.954 for reader 2 (P < 0.05). The improvement was greater in the less experienced radiologist (0.068) compared to the more experienced one (0.037). Conclusion: VMI(40) has showed the highest quantitative image parameters. Furthermore, the use of VMI40 can lead to a significant improvement in the diagnostic performance for detecting CRC.

Virtual monoenergetic dual-layer dual-energy CT images in colorectal cancer: CT diagnosis could be improved?

Arico', Francesco Marcello
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Trimarchi, Renato
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Portaluri, Antonio;Barilla', Claudia;Migliaccio, Nicola;Bucolo, Giuseppe Mauro;Cicero, Giuseppe;Sofia, Carmelo;Marino, Maria Adele;Ascenti, Velio;D'Angelo, Tommaso;Mazziotti, Silvio;Ascenti, Giorgio
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2023-01-01

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Purpose: To compare conventional CT images and virtual monoenergetic images (VMI) at dual-layer dual-energy CT (dlDECT) in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) through quantitative analysis and to investigate the added value of VMI. Material and Methods: Sixty-six consecutive patients with histologically documented CRC and available VMI reconstructions were retrospectively investigated. Subsequently, forty-two patients, without any colonic disease at colonoscopy, were selected as control group. Conventional CT images and VMI reconstructions at energy levels ranging from 40 (VMI40) to 100 keV (VMI100) in 10 keV increments, were obtained from the late arterial phase. First, signal-to-noise (SNR) and contrast-to-noise (CNR) ratios were obtained to select the best VMI reconstruction. Finally, the diagnostic accuracy of conventional CT and VMI40 in late arterial phase was evaluated. Results: On quantitative analysis, SNR and CNR were higher for VMI40 (19.5 +/- 7.7 and 11.8 +/- 6.2, respectively) with statistically significant differences compared to conventional CT (P < 0.05) and all the other VMI reconstructions (P < 0.05), except for VMI50 (P > 0.05). The addition of VMI40 to conventional CT images significantly improved the area under the curve (AUC) for the diagnosis of CRC, increasing it from 0.875 to 0.943 for reader 1 (P < 0.05) and from 0.916 to 0.954 for reader 2 (P < 0.05). The improvement was greater in the less experienced radiologist (0.068) compared to the more experienced one (0.037). Conclusion: VMI(40) has showed the highest quantitative image parameters. Furthermore, the use of VMI40 can lead to a significant improvement in the diagnostic performance for detecting CRC.
2023
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