To evaluate iterative metal artifact reduction (iMAR) technique in images data of hip prosthesis on computed tomography (CT) and the added value of advanced modeled iterative reconstruction (ADMIRE) compared with standard filtered back projection (FBP).Twenty-eight patients addressed to CT examinations for hip prosthesis were included prospectively. Images were reconstructed with iMAR algorithm in addition to FBP and ADMIRE techniques. Measuring image noise assessed objective image quality and attenuation values with standardized region of interest (ROI) in 4 predefined anatomical structures (gluteus medius and rectus femoris muscles, inferior and anterior abdominal fat, and femoral vessels when contrast media was present). Subjective image quality was graded on a 5-point Likert scale, taking into account the size of artifacts, the metal-bone interface and the conspicuity of pelvic organs, and the diagnostic confidence.Improvement in overall image quality was statistically significant using iMAR (P<.001) compared with ADMIRE and FBP. ADMIRE did not show any impact in image noise, attenuation value, or global quality image. iMAR showed a significant decrease in image noise in all ROIs (Hounsfield Unit) as compared with FBP and ADMIRE. Interobserver agreement was high in all reconstructions (FBP, FBP+iMAR, ADMIRE, and ADMIRE + iMAR) more than 0.8. iMAR reconstructions showed emergence of new artifacts in bone-metal interface.iMAR algorithm allows a significant reduction of metal artifacts on CT images with unilateral or bilateral prostheses without additional value of ADMIRE. It improves the analysis of surrounding tissue but potentially generates new artifacts in bone-metal interface.
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