Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology
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Volume 65, Issue 7
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  • Usefulness of High Helical Pitch Acquisition for Reduction of Patient Radiation Dose in Cardiac Multidetector Computed Tomography
    Tomonari Sano, Hideyuki Matsutani, Takeshi Kondo, Takako Sekine, Takeh ...
    2009 Volume 65 Issue 7 Pages 903-912
    Published: July 20, 2009
    Released on J-STAGE: August 07, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.65.903
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    Helical pitch (HP) usually has been decided automatically by the software (Heart Navi) included in the MDCT machine (Aquilion 64) depending on gantry rotation speed (r) and heart rate (HR). To reduce radiation dose, 255 consecutive patients with low HR (≤60 bpm) and without arrhythmia underwent cardiac MDCT using high HP. We had already reported that the relationship among r, HP, and the maximum data acquisition time interval (Tmax) does not create the data deficit in arrhythmia. It was represented as Tmax= (69.88/HP-0.64) r; (equation 1). From equation 1, HP=69.88 r/ (Tmax+0.64 r); (equation 2) was derived. We measured the maximum R-R interval (R-Rmax) on ECG before MDCT acquisition, and R-Rmax×1.1 was calculated as Tmax in consideration of R-Rmax prolongation during MDCT acquisition. The HP of high HP acquisition was calculated from equation 2. In HR≤50 bpm, Heart Navi determined r: 0.35 sec/rot and HP: 9.8, and in 51 bpm≤HR≤66 bpm, r: 0.35 sec/rot and HP: 11.2. HP of the high HP (16.4±1.2) was significantly (p<0.0001) higher than that of Heart Navi HP (10.9±0.6). The scanning time (6.5±0.6 sec) of high HP was significantly (p<0.0001) shorter than that of Heart Navi (9.0±0.8 sec), and the dose length product of high HP (675±185 mGy⋅cm) was significantly (p<0.0001) lower than that of Heart Navi (923±252 mGy⋅cm). The high HP could produce fine images in 251/255 patients. In conclusion, the high HP acquisition is useful for reduction of radiation dose and scanning time.
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  • Influence Exerted by MPG-directions on Diffusion Tensor Imaging(DTI)
    Akiyoshi Hamaguchi, Shuuichi Kodera
    2009 Volume 65 Issue 7 Pages 913-920
    Published: July 20, 2009
    Released on J-STAGE: August 07, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.65.913
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    When diffusion tensor was analyzed, increasing motion probing gradient (MPG) directions and increasing signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as result might influence diffusion tensor calculation. This study determined that mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) are calculated by changing MPG-directions or SNR in the volunteer. There were no statistically significant differences in MD, which is calculated from all scanning parameters (p>0.05). FA of the caudate nucleus was similar as well. However, there were statistically significant differences between FA calculated from 31 MPG-directions and from 13 MPG-directions or less for the frontal lobe and caudate nucleus (p<0.05). If SNR of a trace image is 30 or more, FA wasn’t affected by SNR (p>0.05). To calculate FA, minimum MPG-directions that were not statistically different compared with 31 MPG-directions were 15 MPG-directions (p<0.05).
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  • Evaluation of the 1Shot Phantom Dedicated to the Mammography System Using FCR
    Chieko Nagashima, Nachiko Uchiyama, Noriyuki Moriyama, Mio Nagata, Hir ...
    2009 Volume 65 Issue 7 Pages 921-930
    Published: July 20, 2009
    Released on J-STAGE: August 07, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.65.921
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    Currently daily quality control (QC) tests for mammography systems are generally evaluated by using visual analysis phantoms, which of course means subjective measurement. In our study, however, we evaluated a novel digital phantom, the 1Shot Phantom M plus (1Shot Phantom), together with automatic analysis software dedicated for mammography systems using Fuji computed radiography (FCR). The digital phantom enables objective evaluation by providing for actual physical measurement rather than subjective visual assessment. We measured 1) contrast to noise ratio (CNR), 2) image receptor homogeneity, 3) missed tissue at chest wall side, 4) modulation transfer function (MTF), and 5) geometric distortion utilizing the 1Shot Phantom. We then compared the values obtained using the 1Shot Phantom with values obtained from the European guidelines and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards. In addition, we evaluated the convenience of using the digital phantom. The values utilizing the 1Shot Phantom and those from the European guidelines and IEC standards were consistent, but the QC tests for the European guidelines and IEC standards methods took about six hours while the same QC tests using the 1Shot Phantom took 10 minutes or less including exposure of the phantom image, measurement, and analysis. In conclusion, the digital phantom and dedicated software proved very useful and produced improved analysis for mammography systems using FCR in clinical daily QC testing because of their objectivity and substantial time-saving convenience.
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Clinical Technology
  • Effect of Reconstruction Parameters on a Calculation of Left Ventricular Volumes by OS-EM Reconstruction Algorithm Including Various Image Corrections
    Yuuya Nakamura, Seiji Tomiguchi, Noboru Katsuda, Keiko Takamoto
    2009 Volume 65 Issue 7 Pages 931-937
    Published: July 20, 2009
    Released on J-STAGE: August 07, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.65.931
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    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of reconstruction parameters on the measurement of global left ventricular (LV) volume and define the appropriate reconstruction parameters when using the ordered subsets expectation maximization (OS-EM) method and 3D OS-EM (AstonishTM) method including the collimator distance response (CDR) recovery (RC) for myocardial perfusion SPECT study. Method: An anthropomorphic torso phantom with a 56 ml LV part was used. The LV volume was calculated with QPS software by the Update number (iteration number×subsets number) of OS-EM and 3D OS-EM (AstonishTM). Results and Conclusion: LV volumes calculated with OS-EM and AstonishTM without attenuation and scatter corrections corresponded to the true obtained by the Update number about 32 times and 24 times when using the OS-EM and AstonishTM method with attenuation and scatter corrections, respectively. However, LV volumes have changed greatly in the AstonishTM method according to the change in the Update number. Appropriate numbers of iterations and subsets are the measurement of global LV volumes, especially when using the OS-EM algorithm with RC.
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  • Comparison of Dose Evaluation Index by Pencil Beam Convolution and Anisotropic Analytical Algorithm in Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer
    Masayuki Tachibana, Yoshitaka Noguchi, Jyunichi Fukunaga, Naomi Hirano ...
    2009 Volume 65 Issue 7 Pages 938-944
    Published: July 20, 2009
    Released on J-STAGE: August 07, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.65.938
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    We previously studied dose distributions of stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) for lung cancer. Our aim is to compare in combination pencil beam convolution with the inhomogeneity correction algorithm of Batho power low [PBC (BPL)] to the anisotropic analytical algorithm (AAA) by using the dose evaluation indexes. There were significant differences in D95, PTV mean dose, homogeneity index, and conformity index, V10, and V5. The dose distributions inside the PTV calculated by PBC (BPL) were more uniform than those of AAA. There were no significant differences in V20 and mean dose of total lung. There was no large difference for the whole lung. However, the surrounding high-dose region of PTV became smaller in AAA. The difference in dose evaluation indexes extended between PBC (BPL) and AAA that as many as low CT value of lung. When the dose calculation algorithm is changed, it is necessary to consider difference dose distributions compared with those of established practice.
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  • Applicability of the 3D-VIBE Sequence to Whole Brain Imaging
    Takeshi Makabe, Manami Nakamura, Ryo Moriyama
    2009 Volume 65 Issue 7 Pages 945-951
    Published: July 20, 2009
    Released on J-STAGE: August 07, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.65.945
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    The VIBE method has been developed imaging also holds its breath in an abdomen, and to do three-dimensional T1WI in possible time in gradient echo sequence, and applied to dynamic study mainly and planning for time reduction using an interpolation and partial fourier. We considered the condition for imaging to do whole brain as high resolution image using VIBE. Even if base matrix was maintained when an interpolation and partial fourier were used too much excessively by Phantom experiment, the resolution of MPR image fell. There was a limit of the interpolation therefore to maintain the resolution as voxel. SNR fell by FA increase by the applicability to the head, and peak existed in about 15° in CNR of white matter and gray matter. Therefore by it’s clinical and optimizing the imaging condition of VIBE, whole brain, it was imaging possible in about 3 minutes as high resolution image.
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Data
  • Investigation of Actual Condition of Management and Disposal of Medical Radioactive Waste in Korea
    Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroaki Nagaoka, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Shoji Horiuchi, A ...
    2009 Volume 65 Issue 7 Pages 952-957
    Published: July 20, 2009
    Released on J-STAGE: August 07, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.65.952
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    In order to realize the rational management and disposal of radioactive waste like DIS or its clearance as performed in Europe, North America, and Japan, we investigated the situation of medical radioactive waste in Korea and its enforcement. We visited three major Korean facilities in May 2008 and confirmed details of the procedure being used by administering a questionnaire after our visit. From the results, we were able to verify that the governmental agency had established regulations for the clearance of radioactive waste as self-disposal based on the clearance level of IAEA in Korea and that the medical facilities performed suitable management and disposal of radioactive waste based on the regulations and superintendence of a radiation safety officer. The type of nuclear medicine was almost the same as that in Japan, and the half-life of all radiopharmaceuticals was 60 days or less. While performing regulatory adjustment concerning the rational management and disposal of radioactive waste in Korea for reference also in this country, it is important to provide an enforcement procedure with quality assurance in the regulations.
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The 64th Annual Scientific Congress
Symposium 2 “Semantic Web and Ontology: Directions in the Era of Information Explosion”
The 65th Annual Scientific Congress
The 35th Autumn Scientific Congress
Basic Lecture—Physical Image Quality Assessment in Digital Radiography
Report from the Scientific Research Group
An Opinion of the Membership
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