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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Kwak, Jong Hyeoka; 1 | Lee, Chi Hyungb; 1 | Kim, Gyeong Ripb | Lee, Sang Weonb | Kim, Young Hab | Song, Geun Sungb | Son, Dong Wukb | Sung, Hynu Chulc | Kwak, Jin Sungd | Sung, Soon Kib; *
Affiliations: [a] Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yang-san Hospital, Yang-san, Korea | [b] Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University Yang-san Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yang-san, Korea | [c] Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea | [d] Department of Physics, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Soon Ki Sung, Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University Yang-San Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Beomeo-ri, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. Tel.: +82 10 5530 0173; E-mail: nscastle@naver.com.
Note: [1] Contributed equally to this work.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE:In this study, we present an appropriate angle of incidence to reduce the distortions in images of L4 and L5 during a general anteroposterior radiograph examination. METHOD:We selected 170 patients who had normal radiological findings among those who underwent anteroposterior and lateral examination for lumbar vertebrae. An optimum angle of incidence wa suggested through the statistical analysis by measuring the lumbar lordosis angle and the intervertebral disc angle in these 170 patients. RESULT:We suggested the incident angle (10.28°) of L4 and the incident angle (23.49°) of L5. We compared the distorted area ratios when the incident angle was 0°, 10°, and 23.5° using the ATOM® phantom. The ratio for the L4 decreased from 14.90% to 12.11% and that of the L5 decreased from 15.25% to 13.72% after applying the angle of incidence. We determined the incident angle (9.34°) of L4 and (21.26°) of L5 below 30° of LLA. Thus, we determined the incident angle (11.21°) of L4 and (25.73°) of L5 above 30° of LLA. CONCLUSION:When you apply the optimum angle of incidence, the distortion of image was minimized and an image between the joints adjacent to the anteroposterior vertebral image with an accurate structure was obtained. As a result, we were able to improve the quality of the image and enhance diagnostic information.
Keywords: Lumbar vertebrae, lordotic angle, intervertebral angle, incident angle, anteroposterior, radiography
DOI: 10.3233/XST-200786
Journal: Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 297-306, 2021
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