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• TITLE: Optimal Minimum Number of CT Slices Required to Measure Cross Sectional Areas of Small Pulmonary Vessels

  AUTHORS: Shingo Sakamoto, Shoichiro Matsushita, Akiyuki Kotoku, Hayato Tomita, Yuki Saito, Shinji Saruya, Shin Matsuoka, Tsuneo Yamashiro, Atsuko Fujikawa, Kunihiro Yagihashi, Yasuo Nakajima

  KEYWORDS: Computed Tomography, Cross-Sectional Area, Pulmonary Vessels, Quantitative Analysis

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Medical Imaging, Vol.5 No.2, June 5, 2015

  ABSTRACT: The cross-sectional area (CSA) of small pulmonary vessels can be quantified by CT, which is a reliable method of evaluating vascular alterations in such vessels. However, the optimal number of slices required for accurate quantitation remains unknown. We evaluated relationships among all slices at 10-mm interval and all slices at 3-cm interval, 6-cm interval, and 3-slices and found the closest correlation (0.939) between all slices at 10-mm intervals and 3-cm intervals. Thus, all slices at 3-cm intervals are suitable for accurately measuring CSA.