Impact of Reconstruction Method (ASIR, FBP) Used in CT on Bone SPECT/CT Image Quality (AsirTest)

Impact of Reconstruction Method (Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction, Filtered Back Projection) Used in Computed Tomography on Bone Single-Photon- Emission-Computed-Tomography/Computed-Tomography Image Quality

The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of SPECT image quality (as measured by the signal / noise ratio) obtained by ASIR reconstruction of very-low-dose CT acquisitions versus the quality of those obtained by filtered back projection (FBP) of low-dose CT acquisitions.

The lower limit of non-inferiority is set to -1, the average SPECT signal / noise ratio TEMP expected is between 5 and 6.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: SPECT-CT
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Asir Image Acquisition

Detailed Description

The secondary objectives of this study are:

A. Demonstrate the non-inferiority of image quality (as assessed by a Likert scale) obtained by ASIR-reconstruction-SPECT versus FBP-reconstruction (the lower-limit of non-inferiority is set at -0.5); B. Verify the non-inferiority of image quality (as measured by the signal / noise ratio)of CT images obtained by ASIR-reconstruction versus FBP-reconstruction (the lower-limit of non-inferiority is set at -0.2); C. Verify the non-inferiority of image quality (as assessed by the Likert scale) of CT images obtained by ASIR-reconstruction versus FBP-reconstruction (the lower limit of non-inferiority is set at -0.5); D. Check that the irradiation dose received by the patient is lower for the acquisition of images reconstructed with ASIR than for the acquisition of images reconstructed with FBP.

E. Check the concordance of two evaluations of image quality (Likert scale) made by nuclear medicine physicians (blinded to each other).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 75
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Gard
    • Nîmes, Gard, France, 30029
      • CHU de Nîmes - Hopital Universitaire Caremeau

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent
• The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
• A SPECT-CT exam is scheduled for the patient
• The patient is able to withstand an extended position with the arms behind the head for 15 minutes (i.e. patient is able to undergo a SPECT-CT exam)

Exclusion Criteria:

• The patient is participating in another study
• The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study
• The patient is under judicial protection, or any kind of guardianship
• The patient refuses to sign the consent
• The patient has a contra-indication for a treatment necessary for this study (patient is not able to withstand an extended position with the arms behind the head for 15 minutes)
• It is impossible to correctly inform the patient
• The patient is pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding
• Emergency situations
• Presence of osteosynthesis material (or any other material that would generate an artifact during SPECT-CT) in the spine
• Patient behaviour hampers image acquisition

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Patients undergoing SPECT-CT; The patients in this study are scheduled for a SPECT-CT at the Nîmes University Hospital as part of their normal care regimen. Intervention: Device: Asir Image Acquisition	Device: Asir Image Acquisition; In addition to their normal image acquisition, a supplementary image acquisition lasting approximately 20 seconds (i.e. an ASIR image acquisition) will be carried out for each patient.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Spect signal (kBq)	The Spect signal is measure on a 1 cm^3 zone of vertebrae L3.	2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)
Spect noise (kBq)	The spect noise is carried out on a 1 cm^3 zone of the aorta	2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
CT signal (HU)	measured on a 1 cm^3 zone of the aorta	2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)
CT noise (HU)	measured on a 1 cm^3 zone of the aorta	2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)
Ratio of CT signal / CT noise		2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)
Spect image quality Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5, Evaluation n°1		2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)
CT image quality Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5, Evaluation n°2		2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)
Radiation dose (mSv)		2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)
Spect image quality Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5, Evaluation n°2		2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)
CT image quality Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5, Evaluation n°1		2 hours after inclusion (during SPECT-CT scan)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Louis Sibille, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Sibille L, Chambert B, Alonso S, Barrau C, D'Estanque E, Al Tabaa Y, Collombier L, Demattei C, Kotzki PO, Boudousq V. Impact of the Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction Technique on Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Bone SPECT/CT. J Nucl Med. 2016 Jul;57(7):1091-5. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.164772. Epub 2016 Mar 24.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 28, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): May 28, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 25, 2013
• First Posted (Estimated): February 27, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): November 17, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 14, 2025
• Last Verified: March 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: ASIR; image acquisition; FBP
• Other Study ID Numbers: LOCAL/2012/LS-01; 2013-A00070-45 (Other Identifier: RCB number)