Volumetric high-resolution CT in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis: diagnostic accuracy and radiation dose.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and radiation dose of volumetric high-resolution CT in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis when four contiguous sections were acquired at each of three levels. The potential benefits were weighed against the increased radiation dose of multiple scans.High-resolution CT scans of four contiguous sections were obtained at each of three locations (the aortic arch, the carina, and 2 cm above the diaphragm) in 50 consecutive patients (mean age, 44 years old) with known or suspected interstitial lung disease or bronchiectasis who were referred for evaluation with high-resolution CT. Each individual scan was analyzed for the presence of motion-induced streaking, blurring, or doubling. The diagnostic information contained in each set of four scans was compared with that contained in the first of the four scans in the set.Motion degraded at least one of the four images in each set in 69 (46%) of 150 volumetric acquisitions. ...

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