Abstract
Objectives
: The purpose of this study was to develop protocols that optimize patient radiation
dose and image quality for cone beam computed tomographic (CBCT) sialography for the
major salivary glands.
Study Design
: Radiation absorbed dose measurements were repeated in triplicate using 25 sites
in the head and neck of a RANDO® phantom, and effective doses were calculated across
a range of peak kilovoltage (kVp) and milliamperage (mA) settings using an 8 cm (diameter)
by 5 cm (height) FOV for submandibular imaging and an 8 cm (diameter) by 8 cm (height)
field-of-view (FOV) for parotid imaging. Image signal difference-to-noise ratio (SDNR)
was determined, and the figure-of-merit (FOM), a measure of image quality, was calculated.
Results
: For submandibular sialography, 85 kVp and 6 mA were chosen, resulting in a mean
effective dose of 82.47 µSv and a mean SDNR of 13.86, with a mean FOM of 2.33 µSv−1. For parotid sialography, 70 kVp and 6 mA were chosen, and these resulted in a mean
effective dose of 39.99 µSv, a mean SDNR of 17.43, and a mean FOM of 7.60 µSv−1.
Conclusions
: Low-dose 3D sialography with high image quality and minimal effective dose can be
delivered using CBCT with localized, small FOVs.
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Publication history
Accepted:
December 23,
2022
Received in revised form:
December 19,
2022
Received:
August 24,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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