CT Phantom Evaluation of 67,392 American College of Radiology Accreditation Examinations: Implications for Opportunistic Screening of Osteoporosis Using CT
Robert D. Boutin, Andrew M. Hernandez, Leon Lenchik, J. Anthony Seibert, Dustin A. Gress, John M. Boone
Abstract
CT scanners made by different manufacturers show systematic offsets in attenuation measurement when compared with each other. Knowledge of these off-sets is useful for optimizing the accuracy of opportunistic diagnosis of osteoporosis.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAccreditationImaging phantomMedical physicsRadiologyOsteoporosisAppropriateness criteriaNuclear medicineInternal medicineMedical educationRadiation Dose and ImagingAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingDental Radiography and Imaging