Emergency radiology · 2026
Photon-counting CT versus energy-integrating CT of the chest in acute respiratory distress syndrome: A retrospective observational study of image quality and radiation exposure.
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Rosok Daniel, Opitz Marcel, Bos Denise, Klüner Laura, Drews Marcel, Salhöfer Luca, Harmes Johannes, Pirschtat Nina, Dubler Simon, Forsting Michael, Haubold Johannes, Zensen Sebastian
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PURPOSE: Chest CT is central to the diagnosis and monitoring of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) may improve image quality and enable radiation dose optimization compared with Energy-integrating detector CT (EID-CT). However, evidence in critically ill ARDS patients undergoing contrast-enhanced chest imaging is limited. The purpose of this study was to intraindividually compare image quality and radiation exposure between PCD-CT and EID-CT in ARDS patients.
METHODS: This retrospective study included patients with ARDS who underwent both contrast-enhanced chest PCD-CT and EID-CT between April 2023 and May 2025. CT dose index volume (CTDIvol), dose-length product (DLP), effective and organ doses were extracted from dose monitoring software. Subjective image quality and diagnostic acceptability were rated independently by two radiologists using a Likert scale; inter-reader agreement was assessed with Cohen's κ. Objective image quality was assessed using signal-to-noise ratios in representative anatomical regions. Intraindividual comparisons were performed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
RESULTS: Among 531 ARDS patients, 80 (15.1%) underwent chest PCD-CT, including 59 (73.8%) contrast-enhanced examinations (median age: 51.7 years (IQR: 41.6-59.5); 62.7% male). Intraindividual imaging was performed in 32 patients (54.2%). PCD-CT demonstrated significantly higher subjective and objective image quality than EID-CT (p < 0.005), with moderate inter-reader agreement. Median CTDIvol and DLP were not significantly different between PCD-CT (8.2 mGy; 435 mGycm) and EID-CT (7.7 mGy; 297 mGycm).
CONCLUSION: In contrast-enhanced chest CT of ARDS patients, PCD-CT provides superior image quality without a significant difference in radiation dose, potentially facilitating more precise diagnostic assessment in this critically ill population.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: DRKS-ID: DRKS00037916, 15 September 2025, retrospectively registered.
METHODS: This retrospective study included patients with ARDS who underwent both contrast-enhanced chest PCD-CT and EID-CT between April 2023 and May 2025. CT dose index volume (CTDIvol), dose-length product (DLP), effective and organ doses were extracted from dose monitoring software. Subjective image quality and diagnostic acceptability were rated independently by two radiologists using a Likert scale; inter-reader agreement was assessed with Cohen's κ. Objective image quality was assessed using signal-to-noise ratios in representative anatomical regions. Intraindividual comparisons were performed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
RESULTS: Among 531 ARDS patients, 80 (15.1%) underwent chest PCD-CT, including 59 (73.8%) contrast-enhanced examinations (median age: 51.7 years (IQR: 41.6-59.5); 62.7% male). Intraindividual imaging was performed in 32 patients (54.2%). PCD-CT demonstrated significantly higher subjective and objective image quality than EID-CT (p < 0.005), with moderate inter-reader agreement. Median CTDIvol and DLP were not significantly different between PCD-CT (8.2 mGy; 435 mGycm) and EID-CT (7.7 mGy; 297 mGycm).
CONCLUSION: In contrast-enhanced chest CT of ARDS patients, PCD-CT provides superior image quality without a significant difference in radiation dose, potentially facilitating more precise diagnostic assessment in this critically ill population.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: DRKS-ID: DRKS00037916, 15 September 2025, retrospectively registered.