Aquilion16_Image_Quality, 8 April 2003

Image Quality
Characteristics of Image noise
 Noise characteristics of Aquilion16
1mmx16/1mm

Noise vs HP : 1mmx16/1mm

20

18

16
Noise

14 1mmx16/1mm

12

10

8
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
Helical Pitch
 Noise characteristics of Aquilion16
0.5mmx16/0.5mm & 2mmx16/2mm

Noise vs HP : 0.5mmx16/0.5mm Noise vs HP : 2mmx16/2mm

28 16

26
14
24
12
22
Noise

0.5mmx16/0.5mm
20 10 2mmx16/2mm

18 8

16
6
14
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 4
Helical Pitch 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26

0.5mmx16/0.5mm 2mmx16/2mm
 Noise characteristics of Aquilion16
Image slice thickness = 5mm
(0.5mmx16, 1mmx16, 2mmx16)

Noise vs HP : 0.5-2mmx16/5mm

12

10

8
0.5mmx16/5mm
Noise

6 1mmx16/5mm
2mmx16/5mm
4

0
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
Helical Pitch
 Noise characteristics of Aquilion16
Noise versus Image slice thickness
(1mmx16/HP15)
Noise vs Image slice thickness : 1mmx16/HP15

16

14

12

10
Noise

1mmx16/HP15
8

2
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Image slice thickness [mm]
 Noise characteristics of Aquilion16
1mmx16/TCOT versus 1mmx8/TCOT vs
1mmx4/MUSCOT
(Image slice thickness = 1mm)
Noise vs Pitch Factor : 1mmx16 & 1mmx8 & 1mmx4 / 1mm

22

20

18

16

14 1mmx16/1mm(TCOT)
Noise

1mmx8/1mm(TCOT)
12 1mmx4/1mm(MUSCOT)
10

4
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Pitch Factor

Pitch Factor : Couch movement of 1rotation [mm] / (Scan slice thickness[mm] * Number of Rows)
 Noise characteristics of Aquilion16
1mmx16/TCOT versus 1mmx8/TCOT versus
1mmx4/MUSCOT
(Image slice thickness = 5mm)
Noise vs Pitch Factor : 1mmx16 & 1mmx8 & 1mmx4 / 5mm

12
11
10
9
8 1mmx16/5mm(TCOT)
Noise

7 1mmx8/5mm(TCOT)
6 1mmx4/5mm(MUSCOT)

5
4
3
2
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Pitch Factor

Pitch Factor : Couch movement of 1rotation [mm] / (Scan slice thickness[mm] * Number of Rows)
 Attention

• FC kernel of Aquilion16 Field Test systems are the same

as on the 8 slice systems
Image appearance - noise characteristics - differs
between TCOT and MUSCOT when the same FC is used

• Production Series Aquilion16 has FC kernel that provides

an image appearance that is equal regardless of the
reconstruction mode used - TCOT for 16-slice mode and
MUSCOT in 4-slice mode
Characteristics of Effective slice thickness
(SSPz)
 Effective slice thickness of Aquilion16
Aquilion/M16における実効スライス厚(0.5mm) 1.8
Aquilion/M16における実効スライス厚(1.0mm)
1
1.0mm
0.5mm 1.7
0.9

Relative value
1.6
FWHM[mm]

0.8
1.5
0.7
1.4
0.6
1.3
0.5
1.2
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
Helical Pitch[mm/rot] 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
Z-axis position[mm]
0.5mmx16 / 0.5mm 1mmx16 / 1mm

Aquilion/M16における実効スライス厚(2.0mm)
3.4
2.0mm
3.2
FWHM[mm]

2.8
Same as 8slice thickness.
2.6
The other characters are
2.4
under evaluation.
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
Helical Pitch[mm]

2mmx16 / 2mm
Characteristics of Helical artifact
Aquilion 16 Helical Pitch (HP)

HP<16 Overlap scan

HP>16 Half reconstruction

16<HP<18 Not selectable

10<HP<16 Selectable
18<HP<24 Selectable

Recommended HP: 11, 15 and 23

 5balls Phantom

Recon
position

80mm

20mm
アクリル支持棒
8mm

Cross section Side view

<Caution! >
In order to check artifact, the reconstruction position is edge of
phantom (In that position, the artifact is rather strong)
 Characteristics of Helical artifact
(5 Balls : 2mmx16/2mm quantitative
measurement)
2mmx16/2mmの5球ﾌｧﾝﾄﾑｱｰﾁﾌｧｸﾄ

2.5

2
Artifact index

1.5
2mmx16/2mm
1

0.5

0
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
HP
 2mmx16 / 2mm Helical artifact (HP10～12)

HP10 HP11 HP12

2mmx16/2mmの5球ﾌｧﾝﾄﾑｱｰﾁﾌｧｸﾄ

2.5

Odd pitch(HP11) has less artifact at the center.

Artifact index

1.5
2mmx16/2mm
1

0.5

0
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
HP
 2mmx16 / 2mm Helical artifact (HP14～16)

HP14 HP15 HP16

2mmx16/2mmの5球ﾌｧﾝﾄﾑｱｰﾁﾌｧｸﾄ

2.5
About center ball, odd pitch(HP15) has less windmill
artifacts, and even pitch(HP14, 16) are visible.
2
But, about peripheral balls, shading type artifact at HP15
Artifact index

1.5
2mmx16/2mm
is a little bit stronger than HP14. HP16 has very strong
1 shading.
0.5

0
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Recommend Helical pitch : 15
HP
2mmx16 / 2mm Helical artifact (HP20～24)

2mmx16/2mmの5球ﾌｧﾝﾄﾑｱｰﾁﾌｧｸﾄ

2.5

Artifact index
1.5

HP20 HP22 1
2mmx16/2mm

0.5

0
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
HP

At higher helical pitch, strong windmill

artifacts are visible. (Odd pitch has a
little bit weak at the center.)
HP23 HP24
Body phantom Images
(0.5mmx16)
0.5mmx16 / 0.5mm (WL=50/WW=300)

HP=10 HP=11

HP=12 HP=13
0.5mmx16 / 0.5mm (WL=50/WW=300)

HP=14 HP=15

HP=16
0.5mmx16 / 0.5mm (WL=50/WW=300)

HP=18 HP=19

HP=20 HP=21
0.5mmx16 / 0.5mm (WL=50/WW=300)

HP=22 HP=23

HP=24
Body phantom Images
(1mmx16)
1mmx16 / 1mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=10 HP=11

HP=12 HP=13
1mmx16 / 1mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=14 HP=15

HP=16
1mmx16 / 1mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=18 HP=19

HP=20 HP=21
1mmx16 / 1mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=22 HP=23

HP=24
1mmx16 / 2mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=18 HP=19

HP=20 HP=21
1mmx16 / 2mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=22 HP=23

HP=24
Body phantom Images
(2mmx16)
2mmx16 / 2mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=10 HP=11

HP=12 HP=13
2mmx16 / 2mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=14 HP=15

HP=16
2mmx16 / 2mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=18 HP=19

HP=20 HP=21
2mmx16 / 2mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=22 HP=23

HP=24
2mmx16 / 5mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=10 HP=11

HP=12 HP=13
2mmx16 / 5mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=14 HP=15

HP=16
2mmx16 / 5mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=18 HP=19

HP=20 HP=21
2mmx16 / 5mm (WL=50/WW=250)

HP=22 HP=23

HP=24
Scan Image Helical Pitch Image Quality

0.5mm x 16 0.5mm 10-24 Good

1mm 10-24 Good
5mm 10-24 Good

1mm x 16 1mm 10-16 Good

18-24 Artefact
2-10mm 10-25 Good

2mm x 16 2mm 10-24 Artefact

3mm 10-24 Artefact
5-10mm 10-24 Good
 Correction of MIP-Zebra artifact
• At “half-scan range(HP18-24)”, the correction of MIP-
Zebra artifact is applied automatically.

• Original MIP image • MIP image with correction

1mmx8/HP10/1mm clinical data
• MIP Zebra Artefact at high HP (18-24)
• Caused by inhomogeneous noise - result of half reconstruction
• System feature
 Typical Scan condition used at Fujita Health
University - Field Test Site -

• 0.5mmx16/HP15/0.5mm
• 0.5mmx16/HP23/0.5mm
• 1mmx16/HP11/1mm, 5mm, 10mm
• 1mmx16/HP15/1mm, 5mm, 10mm
• 1mmx16 /HP23/1mm, 5mm, 10mm
• 2mmx16/HP15/5mm, 10mm
• 2mmx16 /HP23/5mm, 10mm