Preoperative assessment of localized pleural adhesion: Utility of software-assisted analysis on dynamic-ventilation computed tomography

• Published in: European journal of radiology Vol. 133; p. 109347
• Main Authors: Nagatani, Yukihiro, Hashimoto, Masayuki, Oshio, Yasuhiko, Sato, Shigetaka, Hanaoka, Jun, Fukunaga, Kentaro, Uemura, Ryo, Yoshigoe, Makoto, Nitta, Norihisa, Usio, Noritoshi, Tsukagoshi, Shinsuke, Kimoto, Tatsuya, Yamashiro, Tsuneo, Moriya, Hiroshi, Murata, Kiyoshi, Watanabe, Yoshiyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Four-dimensional computed tomography; Humans; Iterative reconstruction; Lung; Pleural adhesion; Pleural Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Respiration; Software; Software-assisted adhesion detection; Thoracic surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Ultra-low-dose scanning; Ultra-low-dose scanning; Software-assisted adhesion detection; Thoracic surgery; Four-dimensional computed tomography; Iterative reconstruction; Pleural adhesion

•Movie images on dynamic-ventilation computed tomography reduced the false negative ratio in localized pleural adhesion (LPA) detection.•LPA detectability was improved by combing movie images with a three- dimensional color map based on dedicated software analysis.•Information provided to thoracic s...