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Mehier B, Mahmoudi K, Veugeois A, Masri A, Amabile N, Giudice CD, Paul JF. Diagnostic performance of deep learning to exclude coronary stenosis on CT angiography in TAVI patients. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING 2024; 40:981-990. [PMID: 38461472 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-024-03063-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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We evaluated the diagnostic performance of a deep-learning model (DLM) (CorEx®, Spimed-AI, Paris, France) designed to automatically detect > 50% coronary stenosis on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) images. We studied inter-observer variability as an additional aim. CCTA images obtained before transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) were assessed by two radiologists and the DLM, and the results were compared to those of invasive coronary angiography (ICA) used as the reference standard. 165 consecutive patients underwent both CCTA and ICA as part of their TAVI work-up. We excluded the 42 (25.5%) patients with a history of stenting or bypass grafting and the 23 (13.9%) patients with low-quality images. We retrospectively subjected the CCTA images from the remaining 100 patients to evaluation by the DLM and compared the DLM and ICA results. All 25 patients with > 50% stenosis by ICA also had > 50% stenosis by DLM evaluation of CCTA: thus, the DLM had 100% sensitivity and 100% negative predictive value. False-positive DLM results were common, yielding a positive predictive value of only 39% (95% CI, 27-51%). Two radiologists with 3 and 25 years' experience, respectively, performed similarly to the DLM in evaluating the CCTA images; thus, accuracy did not differ significantly between each reader and the DLM (p = 0.625 and p = 0.375, respectively). The DLM had 100% negative predictive value for > 50% stenosis and performed similarly to experienced radiologists. This tool may hold promise for identifying the up to one-third of patients who do not require ICA before TAVI.
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- Benjamin Mehier
- Department of Radiology, Cardiac Imaging, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 75014, Paris, France.
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 75014, Paris, France
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 75014, Paris, France
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 75014, Paris, France
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 75014, Paris, France
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- Radiology and Interventional Radiology Department, Cardiac Imaging, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiology, Cardiac Imaging, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Spimed-AI, 75014, Paris, France
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Kristiansen CH, Tetteroo PM, Dobrolinska MM, Lauritzen PM, Velthuis BK, Greuter MJW, Suchá D, de Jong PA, van der Werf NR. Halved contrast medium dose coronary dual-layer CT-angiography - phantom study of tube current and patient characteristics. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2024; 40:931-940. [PMID: 38386192 PMCID: PMC11052773 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-024-03062-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Virtual mono-energetic images (VMI) using dual-layer computed tomography (DLCT) enable substantial contrast medium (CM) reductions. However, the combined impact of patient size, tube voltage, and heart rate (HR) on VMI of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) remains unknown. This phantom study aimed to assess VMI levels achieving comparable contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) in CCTA at 50% CM dose across varying tube voltages, patient sizes, and HR, compared to the reference protocol (100% CM dose, conventional at 120 kVp). A 5 mm artificial coronary artery with 100% (400 HU) and 50% (200 HU) iodine CM-dose was positioned centrally in an anthropomorphic thorax phantom. Horizontal coronary movement was matched to HR (at 0, < 60, 60-75, > 75 bpm), with varying patient sizes simulated using phantom extension rings. Raw data was acquired using a clinical CCTA protocol at 120 and 140 kVp (five repetitions). VMI images (40-70 keV, 5 keV steps) were then reconstructed; non-overlapping 95% CNR confidence intervals indicated significant differences from the reference. Higher CM-dose, reduced VMI, slower HR, higher tube voltage, and smaller patient sizes demonstrated a trend of higher CNR. Regardless of HR, patient size, and tube voltage, no significant CNR differences were found compared to the reference, with 100% CM dose at 60 keV, or 50% CM dose at 40 keV. DLCT reconstructions at 40 keV from 120 to 140 kVp acquisitions facilitate 50% CM dose reduction for various patient sizes and HR with equivalent CNR to conventional CCTA at 100% CM dose, although clinical validation is needed.
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- C H Kristiansen
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Intervention, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- Department of Life Sciences and Health, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Division of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Intervention, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- Department of Life Sciences and Health, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Kobayashi N, Masuda T, Nakaura T, Shiraishi K, Uetani H, Nagayama Y, Kidoh M, Funama Y, Hirai T. The Feasibility of Using a Deep Learning-Based Model to Determine Cardiac Computed Tomographic Contrast Dose. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2024; 48:85-91. [PMID: 37531644 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000001532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to predict contrast effects in cardiac computed tomography (CT) from CT localizer radiographs using a deep learning (DL) model and to compare the prediction performance of the DL model with that of conventional models based on patients' physical size. METHODS This retrospective study included 473 (256 men and 217 women) cardiac CT scans between May 2014 and August 2017. We developed and evaluated DL models that predict milligrams of iodine per enhancement of the aorta from CT localizer radiographs. To assess the model performance, we calculated and compared Pearson correlation coefficient ( r ) between the actual iodine dose that was necessary to obtain a contrast effect of 1 HU (iodine dose per contrast effect [IDCE]) and IDCE predicted by DL, body weight, lean body weight, and body surface area of patients. RESULTS The model was tested on 52 cases for the male group (mean [SD] age, 63.7 ± 11.4) and 44 cases for the female group (mean [SD] age, 69.8 ± 11.6). Correlation coefficients between the actual and predicted IDCE were 0.607 for the male group and 0.412 for the female group, which were higher than the correlation coefficients between the actual IDCE and body weight (0.539 for male, 0.290 for female), lean body weight (0.563 for male, 0.352 for female), and body surface area (0.587 for male, 0.349 for female). CONCLUSIONS The performance for predicting contrast effects by analyzing CT localizer radiographs with the DL model was at least comparable with conventional methods using the patient's body size, notwithstanding that no additional measurements other than CT localizer radiographs were required.
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- Naoki Kobayashi
- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University1, Kumamoto
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University1, Kumamoto
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University1, Kumamoto
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University1, Kumamoto
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University1, Kumamoto
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University1, Kumamoto
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University1, Kumamoto
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Lin CS, Peng BR, Ma HB, Chen KL, Lin TH, Pan LK, Lin YH. Inverse Problem Algorithm-Based Time-Resolved Imaging of Head and Neck Computed Tomography Angiography Contrast Kinetics with Clinical Testification. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:3354. [PMID: 37958250 PMCID: PMC10649766 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13213354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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This study mitigated the challenge of head and neck CT angiography by IPA-based time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics. To this end, 627 cerebral hemorrhage patients with dizziness, brain aneurysm, stroke, or hemorrhagic stroke diagnosis were randomly categorized into three groups, namely, the original dataset (450), verification group (112), and in vivo testified group (65), in the Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. In the first stage, seven risk factors were assigned: age, CTA tube voltage, body surface area, heart rate per minute, cardiac output blood per minute, the actual injected amount of contrast media, and CTA delayed trigger timing. The expectation value of the semi-empirical formula was the CTA number of the patient's left artery (LA). Accordingly, 29 items of the first-order nonlinear equation were calculated via the inverse problem analysis (IPA) technique run in the STATISTICA 7.0 program, yielding a loss function and variance of 3.1837 and 0.8892, respectively. A dimensionless AT was proposed to imply the coincidence, with a lower AT indicating a smaller deviation between theoretical and practical values. The derived formula was confirmed for the verification group of 112 patients, reaching high coincidence, with average ATavg and standard deviation values of 3.57% and 3.06%, respectively. In the second stage, the formula was refined to find the optimal amount of contrast media for the CTA number of LA approaching 400. Finally, the above procedure was applied to head and neck CTA images of the third group of 65 patients, reaching an average CTA number of LA of 407.8 ± 16.2 and finding no significant fluctuations.
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- Chih-Sheng Lin
- Department of Radiology, BenQ Medical Center, Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; (C.-S.L.); (H.-B.M.)
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Science, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Takun, Taichung 406, Taiwan; (B.-R.P.); (T.-H.L.); (L.-K.P.)
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- Department of Radiology, BenQ Medical Center, Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; (C.-S.L.); (H.-B.M.)
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315012, China;
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Science, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Takun, Taichung 406, Taiwan; (B.-R.P.); (T.-H.L.); (L.-K.P.)
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung 411, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Science, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Takun, Taichung 406, Taiwan; (B.-R.P.); (T.-H.L.); (L.-K.P.)
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Science, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Takun, Taichung 406, Taiwan; (B.-R.P.); (T.-H.L.); (L.-K.P.)
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung 411, Taiwan
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Im DJ, Kim YH, Choo KS, Kang JW, Jung JI, Won Y, Kim HR, Chung MH, Han K, Choi BW. Comparison of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Image Quality With High-concentration and Low-concentration Contrast Agents: The Randomized CONCENTRATE Trial. J Thorac Imaging 2023; 38:120-127. [PMID: 36821380 DOI: 10.1097/rti.0000000000000633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To confirm that the image quality of coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography with a low tube voltage (80 to 100 kVp), iterative reconstruction, and low-concentration contrast agents (iodixanol 270 to 320 mgI/mL) was not inferior to that with conventional high tube voltage (120 kVp) and high-concentration contrast agent (iopamidol 370 mgI/mL). MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective, multicenter, noninferiority, randomized trial enrolled a total of 318 patients from 8 clinical sites. All patients were randomly assigned 1: 1: 1 for each contrast medium of 270, 320, and 370 mgI/mL. CT scans were taken with a standard protocol in the high-concentration group (370 mgI/mL) and with 20 kVp lower protocol in the low-concentration group (270 or 320 mgI/mL). Image quality and radiation dose were compared between the groups. Image quality was evaluated with a score of 1 to 4 as subject image quality. RESULTS The mean HU, signal-to-noise ratio, and contrast-to-noise ratio of the 3 groups were significantly different (all P<0.0001). The signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio of the low-concentration groups were significantly lower than those of the high-concentration group (P<0.05). However, the image quality scores were not significantly different among the 3 groups (P=0.745). The dose length product and effective dose of the high-concentration group were significantly higher than those of the low-concentration group (P<0.0001 and 0.003, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The CT protocol with iterative reconstruction and lower tube voltage for low-concentration contrast agents significantly reduced the effective radiation dose (mean: 3.7±2.7 to 4.1±3.1 mSv) while keeping the subjective image quality as good as the standard protocol (mean: 5.7±3.4 mSv).
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- Dong Jin Im
- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam University Medical School, Gwangju
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- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
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- Department of Radiology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu
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- Department of Radiology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul
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- Department of Radiology, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
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Lopes RR, van den Boogert TPW, Lobe NHJ, Verwest TA, Henriques JPS, Marquering HA, Planken RN. Machine learning-based prediction of insufficient contrast enhancement in coronary computed tomography angiography. Eur Radiol 2022; 32:7136-7145. [PMID: 35708840 PMCID: PMC9474338 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08901-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Patient-tailored contrast delivery protocols strongly reduce the total iodine load and in general improve image quality in CT coronary angiography (CTCA). We aim to use machine learning to predict cases with insufficient contrast enhancement and to identify parameters with the highest predictive value. METHODS Machine learning models were developed using data from 1,447 CTs. We included patient features, imaging settings, and test bolus features. The models were trained to predict CTCA images with a mean attenuation value in the ascending aorta below 400 HU. The accuracy was assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) and precision-recall curves (AUPRC). Shapley Additive exPlanations was used to assess the impact of features on the prediction of insufficient contrast enhancement. RESULTS A total of 399 out of 1,447 scans revealed attenuation values in the ascending aorta below 400 HU. The best model trained using only patient features and CT settings achieved an AUROC of 0.78 (95% CI: 0.73-0.83) and AUPRC of 0.65 (95% CI: 0.58-0.71). With the inclusion of the test bolus features, it achieved an AUROC of 0.84 (95% CI: 0.81-0.87), an AUPRC of 0.71 (95% CI: 0.66-0.76), and a sensitivity of 0.66 and specificity of 0.88. The test bolus' peak height was the feature that impacted low attenuation prediction most. CONCLUSION Prediction of insufficient contrast enhancement in CT coronary angiography scans can be achieved using machine learning models. Our experiments suggest that test bolus features are strongly predictive of low attenuation values and can be used to further improve patient-specific contrast delivery protocols. KEY POINTS • Prediction of insufficient contrast enhancement in CT coronary angiography scans can be achieved using machine learning models. • The peak height of the test bolus curve is the most impacting feature for the best performing model.
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- R R Lopes
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bao W, Chen C, Yang M, Qin L, Xu Z, Yan F, Yang W. A preliminary coronary computed tomography angiography-based study of perivascular fat attenuation index: relation with epicardial adipose tissue and its distribution over the entire coronary vasculature. Eur Radiol 2022; 32:6028-6036. [PMID: 35389051 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08781-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) in association with epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) parameters and its distribution over the entire coronary vasculature in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS Patients with known or suspected CAD who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography from January 1, 2019, to June 1, 2019, were retrospectively included. The perivascular FAI was quantified on four main epicardial coronary arteries and seven coronary segments. Moreover, EAT density and volume were measured. RESULTS We included 192 consecutive patients (55 without coronary plaque [mean age 46.4 ± 13.2 years, 69.1% male] and 137 with coronary plaque [mean age 57.9 ± 13.0 years, 84.7% male]). EAT density was lower than perivascular FAI in both groups, but they exhibited substantial correlation (- 83.33 ± 4.54 vs. - 78.22 ± 6.52 HU, p < 0.001; r = 0.667 in plaque- patients and - 83.11 ± 4.48 vs. - 77.81 ± 5.63 HU, p < 0.001; r = 0.778 in plaque+ patients). The left main coronary artery had the highest perivascular FAI, followed by the left circumflex artery. The perivascular FAI in proximal segments was significantly higher compared to that in distal segments (all p < 0.05). Furthermore, the presence of plaque did not alter perivascular FAI on the patient or segmental level. CONCLUSION The perivascular FAI was significantly higher than EAT density and correlated substantially with EAT density. The perivascular FAI distribution over the entire coronary tree varied and prompted for vessel-specific or segment-specific thresholds to determine abnormal perivascular FAI in practice. KEY POINTS • The perivascular FAI correlated well with EAT density and had higher values than EAT density. • The distributions of perivascular FAI differ between coronary vessels or segments; considering segment and vessel confounding factors while conducting a perivascular FAI study is necessary. • No significant difference of perivascular FAI was observed between patients without and with coronary plaque, nor between coronary segments without plaque and those with plaque.
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- Wenrui Bao
- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Siemens Healthineers CT Collaboration, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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Double rule-out technique for evaluation of acute chest pain using 128-row multidetector CT. Clin Radiol 2022; 77:e231-e240. [PMID: 35000763 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2021.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the feasibility and image quality of the double rule-out (DRO) technique using 128-row multidetector computed tomography (CT) for simultaneous evaluation of the aorta and coronary arteries in patients with acute non-specific chest pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-eight patients underwent electrocardiography (ECG)-gated coronary CT followed by non-ECG-gated abdominal CT. The contrast-to-noise ratio and signal-to-noise ratio between the vessels and adjacent perivascular fat tissue were calculated for both the aorta and coronary arteries. Dose-length products were recorded. Two blinded readers graded the image quality of the aorta and coronary arteries on a two-point and a four-point scale, respectively. In addition, the severity of coronary stenosis was independently analysed for each coronary vessel. RESULTS The average attenuation was more than 350 HU for the aorta and >330 HU for the coronary arteries. The average (±standard deviation) volume of contrast media was 69.5 ± 12.5 ml. Interobserver agreement on the image quality of aortic and coronary data sets was perfect and substantial, respectively. There was almost perfect interobserver agreement for the all observations of the severity of coronary stenosis. CONCLUSION The DRO technique with a standard volume (approximately 70 ml) of contrast media is useful for acute chest pain evaluation in patients suspected of having acute aortic syndrome or acute coronary syndrome. It is also accurate and safe while maintaining the average CT attenuation of the aorta and coronary arteries >330 HU.
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Nguyen TC, Ohyama Y, Taketomi-Takahashi A, Nguyen HT, Sugimoto A, Sato M, Sumiyoshi H, Nakamura T, Kurabayashi M, Tsushima Y. Impact of left atrial enlargement on image quality in coronary computed tomography angiography. Clin Imaging 2022; 84:87-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Masuda T, Funama Y, Nakaura T, Sato T, Tahara M, Masuda S, Yoshiura T, Gotanda R, Arao K, Imaizumi H, Arao S, Hiratsuka J, Awai K. Effect of injection duration on contrast enhancement during cardiac computed tomography angiography in newborns and infants. Radiography (Lond) 2021; 28:440-446. [PMID: 34844859 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2021.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION To investigate how changing the injection duration at cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) affects contrast enhancement in newborns and infants. METHODS Included were 142 newborns and infants with confirmed congenital heart disease who underwent CCTA between January 2015 and December 2018. In group 1 (n = 71 patients), the injection duration was 8 s; in group 2 (n = 71) it was 16 s. Our findings were assessed by one-to-one matching analysis to estimate the propensity score of each patient. We compare the CT number for the pulmonary artery (PA), ascending aorta (AAO), left superior vena cava (SVC), AAO and PA enhancement ratio, and the scores for visualization between the two groups. RESULTS In group 1, median CT number and ranges was 345 (211-591) HU in the AAO, 324 (213-567) HU in the PA, and 62 (1-70) HU in the SVC. These values were 465 (308-669) HU, 467 (295-638) HU, and 234 (67-443) HU, respectively, in group 2 (p < 0.05). The median score for volume-rendering visualization on 3D images of the CCTA was 2 in group 1 and 3 in group 2; the score for visualization of the left SVC of the maximum intensity projection images was 2 in group 1 and 3 in group 2 (p < 0.05). The CT number for the AAO and PA enhancement ratio was 15.2 in group 1 and 9.2 in group 2 (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION The 16-sec injection protocol yielded significantly higher CT numbers for the AAO, PA, and the SVC than the 8-sec injection protocol; the visualization scores were also significantly higher in group 2. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE In newborns and infants, the longer injection time for CCTA yields stable and higher contrast enhancement at identical CM concentrations.
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- T Masuda
- Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0193, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Nakajima-cho 3-30, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-8655, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Nakajima-cho 3-30, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Kawamura Clinic, Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-0051, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Nakajima-cho 3-30, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0193, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0193, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0193, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0193, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0193, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3 Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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van den Boogert TPW, Lopes RR, Lobe NHJ, Verwest TA, Stoker J, Henriques JP, Marquering HA, Planken RN. Patient-tailored Contrast Delivery Protocols for Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: Lower Contrast Dose and Better Image Quality. J Thorac Imaging 2021; 36:353-359. [PMID: 34269752 DOI: 10.1097/rti.0000000000000593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The first objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a patient-tailored contrast delivery protocol for coronary computed tomography angiography (CTCA), in terms of diagnostic coronary attenuation and total iodine load (TIL), by adjusting the iodine delivery rate (IDR) via dilution for body weight and tube voltage (kV), as compared with a protocol with a fixed bolus of contrast in a clinical setting. The secondary objective was to assess the association between the test-bolus data and luminal attenuation in CTCA. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who underwent CTCA with fixed IDR contrast delivery (cohort 1) or with IDR adjusted for body weight and kV settings (70 to 120 kV) (cohort 2) were included, and compared for intravascular luminal attenuation and TIL. The association between intravascular luminal attenuation and test-bolus scan data was investigated with linear regression. RESULTS In cohort 1 (176 patients), the mean luminal attenuation differed markedly between kV categories, whereas in cohort 2 (154 patients), there were no marked differences. The mean TIL reduced significantly (20.1±1.2 g in cohort 1, 17.7±3.0 g in cohort 2, P<0.001). The peak height of the test-bolus scan was independently associated with luminal attenuation in the ascending aorta, with a 0.58 HU increase per HU peak-height increase (SE=0.18, P<0.001). CONCLUSION Clinical implementation of a patient-tailored contrast delivery protocol for CTCA, adjusted for body weight and kV, improves luminal attenuation and significantly reduces the TIL. The peak height of the test-bolus scan is associated with luminal attenuation in the ascending aorta in the CTCA scan.
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- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences
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- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Engineering and Physics
- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences
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- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences
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The Incremental Role of Coronary Computed Tomography in Chronic Coronary Syndromes. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9123925. [PMID: 33287329 PMCID: PMC7761760 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9123925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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In the context of chronic coronary syndromes (CCS), coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has gained broad acceptance as a noninvasive anatomical imaging tool with ability of excluding coronary stenosis with strong negative predictive value. Atherosclerotic plaque lesions are independent predictors of cardiovascular outcomes in high risk patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD). Calcium detection is commonly expressed through the coronary artery calcium score (CACS), but further research is warranted to confirm the powerness of a CACS-only strategy in both diagnosis and prognosis assessment. Recent studies evidence how defined plaque composition characteristics effectively relate to the risk of plaque instabilization and the overall ischemic burden. Fractional flow reserve from CCTA (FFR-CT) has been demonstrated as a reliable method for noninvasive functional evaluation of coronary lesions severity, while the assessment of perfusion imaging under stress conditions is growing as a useful tool for assessment of myocardial ischemia. Moreover, specific applications in procedural planning of transcatheter valve substitution and follow-up of heart transplantation have gained recent importance. This review illustrates the incremental role of CCTA, which can potentially revolutionize the diagnosis and management pathway within the wide clinical spectrum of CCS.
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Garcia AM, Assunção-Jr AN, Dantas-Jr RN, Parga JR, Ganem F. Stent evaluation by coronary computed tomography angiography: a comparison between Iopamidol-370 and Ioversol-320 hypo-osmolar iodine concentration contrasts. Br J Radiol 2020; 93:20200078. [PMID: 32816561 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20200078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Qualitative and quantitative image analysis between Iopamidol-370 and Ioversol-320 in stents´ evaluation by coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). METHODS Sixty-five patients with low-risk stable angina undergoing stent follow-up with coronary CTA were assigned to Iopamidol I-370 (n = 33) or Ioversol I-320 (n = 32) in this prospective, double-blind, non-inferiority, randomized trial. Stent lumen image quality was graded by 5-point Likert Scale. Lumen mean attenuation was measured at native coronary segments: pre-stent, post-stent, distal segments and at coronary plaques. Lumen attenuation increase (LAI) ratio was calculated for all stents. Heart rate (HR) variation, premature heart beats (PHB), heat sensation (HS), blooming and beam hardening were also assessed. RESULTS Image quality was similar between groups, with no significant difference (Likert score 4.48 ± 0.75 vs 4.54 ± 0.65, p = 0.5). There were similarities in LAI ratio between I-370 and I-320 (0.39 ± 0.42 vs 0.48 ± 0.44 HU, p = 0.08). Regarding lumen mean attenuation at native coronary segments, a significant difference was observed, with I-320 presenting lower values, including contrast mean attenuation in distal segments. After statistical multivariate analysis, three variables correlated with stent image quality: 1) stent diameter, 2) HR variation and 3) stent lumen LAI ratio. CONCLUSIONS There was no significant difference between Iopamidol-370 mgI ml-1 and Ioversol-320 mgI ml-1 contrasts regarding overall stent lumen image quality, which was mainly influenced by stent diameter, HR and LAI ratio.Advances in knowledge:Coronary CTA allows adequate stents' visualization and image quality is influenced by stent diameter, HR variation and LAI ratio.Stents' image quality showed no difference between different concentration contrasts (I-370 vs. I-320); however, higher concentration contrasts may provide an improved overall visualization, especially regarding coronary distal segments.
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Kang EJ. Clinical Applications of Wide-Detector CT Scanners for Cardiothoracic Imaging: An Update. Korean J Radiol 2020; 20:1583-1596. [PMID: 31854147 PMCID: PMC6923215 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2019.0327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Technical developments in multidetector computed tomography (CT) have increased the number of detector rows on the z-axis, and 16-cm wide-area-coverage CT scanners have enabled volumetric scanning of the entire heart. Beyond coronary arterial imaging, such innovations offer several advantages during clinical imaging in the cardiothoracic area. The wide-detector CT scanner markedly reduces the image acquisition time to less than 1 second for coronary CT angiography, thereby decreasing the volume of contrast material and radiation dose required for the examination. It also eliminates stair-step artifacts, allowing robust improvements in myocardial function and perfusion imaging. Additionally, new imaging techniques for the cardiothoracic area, including subtraction imaging and free-breathing scans, have been developed and further improved by using the wide-detector CT scanner. This article investigates the technical developments in wide-detector CT scanners, summarizes their clinical applications in the cardiothoracic area, and provides a review of the recent literature.
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- Eun Ju Kang
- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea.
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Yoshida M, Matsumoto Y, Masuda T, Kikuhara Y, Kobayashi Y, Yoshiura T, Sato T. [Comparison of Contrast Enhancement between Bolus-tracking and Test-bolus Methods on Coronary CT Angiography]. Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi 2020; 76:579-585. [PMID: 32565515 DOI: 10.6009/jjrt.2020_jsrt_76.6.579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the contrast enhancement between bolus-tracking (BT) and test-bolus (TB) methods in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). METHOD We enrolled 300 patients who underwent CCTA by BT (245 mg I/kg main bolus) or TB (77.4 mg I/kg test bolus with 245 mg I/kg main bolus) methods. In group BT (n=150), scanning was started automatically 5-second after contrast enhancement exceeded a predefined threshold of 150 Hounsfield units (HU). In group TB (n=150), TB peak attenuation plus 2-second was used as a delay. We recorded the CT number in the ascending aorta and determined whether the CT number was equivalent in two groups. For the equivalence test, we adopted 70 HU as the equivalence margin. The standard deviation (SD) in the CT number and the rate of patients with an acceptable CT number were compared. We also compared total iodine dose and total dose length product (DLP). RESULT The CT number of the ascending aorta was 437.6±68.9 HU in group BT and 438.9±69.7 HU in group TB; the 95% confidence interval for the difference between the groups was from -11.6 to 20.2 HU and within the range of the equivalence margins. The SD of the CT number and the rate of patients with acceptable CT number did not differ significantly between the two groups (p=0.857 and p=0.614, respectively). Total iodine dose in group TB was significantly higher than in group BT (p<0.001), and total DLP was not statistically significant (p=0.197). CONCLUSION The contrast enhancement between BT and TB methods in CCTA was equivalent, and the distribution was not significantly different between the two groups.
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- Masato Yoshida
- Department of Radiological Technology, Tsuchiya General Hospital
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Tsuchiya General Hospital.,Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Tsuchiya General Hospital.,Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Tsuchiya General Hospital
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Tsuchiya General Hospital
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Zhang M, Hao P, Jiang C, Hao G, Li B, Hu P, Chen Q, Chen Y, Zhang A, Zhang Y, Liu Y. Personalized application of three different concentrations of iodinated contrast media in coronary computed tomography angiography. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:5446-5453. [PMID: 32227625 PMCID: PMC7214158 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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No study has evaluated the impact of different iodinated contrast media on coronary contrast enhancement, using an injection protocol according to body surface area (BSA). Thus, the present study aimed to examine the usefulness and safety of personalized application of different iodine concentrations of contrast media in coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography with a 2nd dual-source CT scanner in eliminating differences in coronary contrast enhancement based on a BSA-adapted injection protocol of contrast media. A total of 270 enrolled participants were randomly assigned to three groups: ioversol 320, ioversol 350 and iopromide 370 (n = 90 per group). The three groups were administered contrast media at a BSA-adjusted volume and flow rate with a fixed injection time of 15 seconds, and they subsequently received a 30-mL saline flush. All patients were scanned with a prospective electrocardiogram-gated protocol in a craniocaudal direction using a second-generation 128-slice dual-source CT system. The three iodinated contrast media used in coronary CT angiography exhibited similar diagnostic quality and safety. No significant differences were found in the contrast enhancement degrees, image quality scores, radiation doses and incidences of adverse effects among the three groups. The three contrast media used in coronary CT angiography with 320, 350 and 370 mg/mL iodine, respectively, have comparable diagnostic quality and safety. However, more large-scale, multinational, multi-centre and prospective trials are warranted.
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- Meng Zhang
- The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Institute of Innovation, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology Affiliated with Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated with Shandong First Medical University and Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated with Shandong First Medical University and Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- First Hospital Affiliated with Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Brigham and Women's Hospital Affiliated with Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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An Optimized Test Bolus Contrast Injection Protocol for Consistent Coronary Artery Luminal Enhancement for Coronary CT Angiography. Acad Radiol 2020; 27:371-380. [PMID: 31155485 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Consistent levels of coronary artery enhancement are essential for quantitative analysis of coronary artery plaque. We studied three contrast injection protocols for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and compared mean attenuation level and consistency of vascular contrast enhancement. We hypothesized that test bolus adjusted protocols will have a superior consistency of coronary attenuation compared to a weight-based protocol. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively evaluated a standard test bolus injection protocol (protocol 1, 32 subjects) and an optimized test bolus injection protocol (protocol 2, 59 subjects) in comparison to a body weight-based injection protocol (60 subjects). The test bolus was diluted contrast (20%-30% iopamidol 370 mixed with normal saline); peak aortic attenuation was measured and used to calculate a specific water/contrast mixture for the CCTA. The mean attenuation of the coronary lumen was measured on CCTA. Metrics of optimum arterial enhancement included the percentage of patients within a predetermined range for coronary attenuation (325-500 HU) and optimal timing with maximal ascending aortic attenuation. In addition, interpatient variation in coronary enhancement was quantified as percentage standard deviation of the attenuation. RESULTS The mean attenuation of the coronary arteries was similar in all protocols (362, 364, and 375 HU for the weight-based, test bolus 1 and 2 protocols, respectively). The percentage standard deviations of the weight-based, test bolus 1 and 2 protocols for coronary attenuation were 25.3%, 27.1%, and 10.5%, respectively (p < 0.0001). Test optimized bolus protocol 2 yielded the highest percentage of scans within the preferred coronary attenuation range (88%, p = 0.002). In test bolus protocol 2, the contrast timing was optimal in 73% of cases compared to only 22% of cases in the body mass guided injection protocol (protocol 1, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION An optimized test bolus guided injection protocol resulted in a marked reduction in variation in coronary enhancement for CCTA compared to a body weight-based injection protocol.
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Relationship between coronary arterial 18F-sodium fluoride uptake and epicardial adipose tissue analyzed using computed tomography. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2020; 47:1746-1756. [PMID: 31897585 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04675-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE 18F-Sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) has the potential to detect high-risk coronary plaques. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) reportedly correlates with coronary atherosclerosis progression. We evaluated the relationship between coronary arterial 18F-NaF uptake and EAT findings using computed tomography (CT). METHODS We studied 40 patients with ≥ 1 coronary plaque detected on cardiac CT who underwent 18F-NaF PET/CT. EAT volume was measured using CT and indexed to body surface area in each patient. Each plaque was evaluated for CT-based luminal stenosis and high-risk features. The mean EAT density surrounding each plaque was calculated as perilesional EAT density (PLED) using non-contrast CT images. Focal 18F-NaF uptake in each plaque was quantified using the maximum tissue-to-background ratio (TBRmax). RESULTS EAT volume index was similar between patients with TBRmax ≥ 1.28 (previously reported optimal cutoff to predict coronary events) and those with lower TBRmax, but patients with TBRmax ≥ 1.28 showed higher maximum PLED per patient (- 86 ± 12 Hounsfield units (HU) versus - 98 ± 11 HU, P = 0.0044). In the lesion-based analysis (n = 92), PLED was positively correlated with TBRmax, and the optimal PLED cutoff to identify TBRmax ≥ 1.28 was - 97 HU. On multivariate analysis adjusted for lesion location, obstructive stenosis, and high-risk plaque on CT, PLED ≥ - 97 HU remained a significant predictor of TBRmax ≥ 1.28. CONCLUSIONS Increased PLED was associated with significant coronary arterial 18F-NaF uptake. Step-by-step analyses of EAT density on CT and coronary arterial 18F-NaF uptake on PET may offer novel strategies for risk prediction in coronary artery disease.
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Third generation dual source CT with ultra-high pitch protocol for TAVI planning and coronary tree assessment: feasibility, image quality and diagnostic performance. Eur J Radiol 2020; 122:108749. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.108749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Cademartiri F. Less invasive techniques as substitutes (not surrogates) for more invasive techniques in the evolution of quantitative cardiovascular imaging: lower invasiveness, lower costs, and more information. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019; 20:1219-1220. [PMID: 31642917 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Filippo Cademartiri
- Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, SDN IRCCS, via Gianturco 113, Naples, Italy
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Tan SK, Ng KH, Yeong CH, Raja Aman RRA, Mohamed Sani F, Abdul Aziz YF, Sun Z. Personalized administration of contrast medium with high delivery rate in low tube voltage coronary computed tomography angiography. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2019; 9:552-564. [PMID: 31143647 DOI: 10.21037/qims.2019.03.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background High delivery rate is an important factor in optimizing contrast medium administration in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). A personalized contrast volume calculation algorithm incorporating high iodine delivery rate (IDR) can reduce total iodine dose (TID) and produce optimal vessel contrast enhancement (VCE) in low tube voltage CCTA. In this study, we developed and validated an algorithm for calculating the volume of contrast medium delivered at a high rate for patients undergoing retrospectively ECG-gated CCTA with low tube voltage protocol. Methods The algorithm for an IDR of 2.22 gI·s-1 was developed based on the relationship between VCE and contrast volume in 141 patients; test bolus parameters and characteristics in 75 patients; and, tube voltage in a phantom study. The algorithm was retrospectively tested in 45 patients who underwent retrospectively ECG-gated CCTA with a 100 kVp protocol. Image quality, TID and radiation dose exposure were compared with those produced using the 120 kVp and routine contrast protocols. Results Age, sex, body surface area (BSA) and peak contrast enhancement (PCE) were significant predictors for VCE (P<0.05). A strong linear correlation was observed between VCE and contrast volume (r=0.97, P<0.05). The 100-to-120 kVp contrast enhancement conversion factor (Ec) was calculated at 0.81. Optimal VCE (250 to 450 HU) and diagnostic image quality were obtained with significant reductions in TID (32.1%) and radiation dose (38.5%) when using 100 kVp and personalized contrast volume calculation algorithm compared with 120 kVp and routine contrast protocols (P<0.05). Conclusions The proposed algorithm could significantly reduce TID and radiation exposure while maintaining optimal VCE and image quality in CCTA with 100 kVp protocol.
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- Sock Keow Tan
- Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,University of Malaya Research Imaging Centre (UMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,University of Malaya Research Imaging Centre (UMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,University of Malaya Research Imaging Centre (UMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,University of Malaya Research Imaging Centre (UMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,University of Malaya Research Imaging Centre (UMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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Oda S, Utsunomiya D, Nakaura T, Kidoh M, Funama Y, Tsujita K, Yamashita Y. Basic Concepts of Contrast Injection Protocols for Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography. Curr Cardiol Rev 2019; 15:24-29. [PMID: 30227821 PMCID: PMC6367701 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x14666180918102031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) has become one of the most important diagnostic imaging modalities for the evaluation of coronary artery diseases. During coronary computed CTA, sufficient vascular enhancement is essential for the accurate detection and evaluation of lesions in the coronary arteries. To obtain optimal contrast enhancement and perform appropriate clinical coronary CTA, physicians, radiologists, and radiology technologists should acquire a basic knowledge of contrast injection protocols. CONCLUSION This review article summarizes the basic concepts of contrast injection protocols for coronary CTA.
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- Seitaro Oda
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1- 1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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Matsumoto Y, Higaki T, Masuda T, Sato T, Nakamura Y, Tatsugami F, Awai K. Minimizing individual variations in arterial enhancement on coronary CT angiographs using "contrast enhancement optimizer": a prospective randomized single-center study. Eur Radiol 2018; 29:2998-3005. [PMID: 30421021 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5823-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the clinical utility of our newly developed contrast enhancement optimizer (CEO) software for coronary CT angiography (CCTA). METHODS We randomly assigned 295 patients (168 males, 127 females, median age 71 years) undergoing CCTA to one of two contrast media injection protocols. Group A (n = 150) was injected with a CEO-selected iodine dose based on patient factors. In group B (n = 145), we used our standard protocol (245 mg I/kg). We recorded the CT number in the ascending aorta and determined whether the CT number was equivalent in groups A and B. For the equivalence test, we adopted 75 Hounsfield units (HU) as the equivalence margin. The standard deviation in the CT number and the rate of patients with an acceptable CT number were compared using the F test and the chi-square test, respectively. RESULTS The iodine dose in group A was significantly smaller than that in group B (235.7 vs. 253.6 mg I/kg, p < 0.001). The CT number of the ascending aorta was 428.6 ± 55.5 HU in group A and 436.1 ± 68.7 HU in group B; the 95% confidence interval for the difference between the groups was -4.3 HU to 16.9 HU and within the range of the predetermined equivalence margins. In group A, the variance was significantly smaller than that in group B (p = 0.009). The number of patients with an acceptable CT number was significantly higher in group A than in group B (84.7% vs. 71.7%, p = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS The use of our CEO for CCTA studies yielded optimal aortic contrast enhancement in significantly more patients than the standard protocol based on the body weight. KEY POINTS • With our contrast enhancement optimizer (CEO) software, optimal and stable aortic enhancement can be obtained on coronary CT angiography scans irrespective of patient factors. • Management of contrast media becomes more appropriate by the CEO software. • The CEO software can control contrast enhancement at different tube voltage levels.
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- Yoriaki Matsumoto
- Department of Radiological Technology, Tsuchiya General Hospital, 3-30 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-8655, Japan. .,Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Tsuchiya General Hospital, 3-30 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-8655, Japan.,Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tsuchiya General Hospital, 3-30 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-8655, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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Nguyen TC, Ohyama Y, Taketomi-Takahashi A, Nguyen HT, Sugimoto A, Sato M, Sumiyoshi H, Nakamura T, Kurabayashi M, Tsushima Y. Influence of cardiac function on image quality in coronary computed tomography angiography. Clin Imaging 2018; 53:58-64. [PMID: 30312856 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the correlation between cardiac functional parameters and image quality in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty-six patients who underwent both CCTA and echocardiography were included. The coronary artery attenuation values and contrast-to-noise ratios (CNR) were measured in the proximal right coronary arteries (RCA) and left main (LM) trunk. Then, the averages of the mean values derived from RCA and LM were calculated. The cardiac output (CO), left atrial (LA) volume, and early mitral inflow velocity to mitral annular early diastolic velocity ratio (E/e') were measured by echocardiography. The relationship of cardiac parameters with arterial attenuation and CNR were assessed by Pearson's correlation, Spearman's rank correlation and multivariable linear regression analysis adjusted for age, gender, body surface area and heart rate. RESULTS The coronary artery attenuation value was negatively correlated with CO (r = -0.30, p = 0.01) and LA volume (r = -0.37, p = 0.002). CNR was negatively correlated with LA volume (r = -0.4, p = 0.001) and E/e' (r = -0.27, p = 0.03). These associations remained significant in the multivariable analysis. CONCLUSION CO and diastolic function had an impact on image quality of CCTA. Adjusting CCTA protocol may improve image quality in patients with known diastolic dysfunction or reduced cardiac output.
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- Tien C Nguyen
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Nam
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- Clinical Investigation and Research Unit, Gunma University Hospital, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Nam
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Clinical Investigation and Research Unit, Gunma University Hospital, Japan
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- Clinical Investigation and Research Unit, Gunma University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan; Research Program for Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Division of Integrated Oncology Research, Gunma University Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR), Gunma, Japan
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Zhang W, Ba Z, Wang Z, Lv H, Zhao J, Zhang Y, Zhang F, Song L. Diagnostic performance of low-radiation-dose and low-contrast-dose (double low-dose) coronary CT angiography for coronary artery stenosis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e11798. [PMID: 30142766 PMCID: PMC6113019 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000011798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of low-radiation-dose and low-contrast-dose (double low-dose) coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) for coronary artery stenosis in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).Totally 88 patients with suspected CAD were divided in the routine and double low-dose groups. Subjective image quality (IQ) was scored and diagnostic performance for detecting ≥50% stenosis was determined with the invasive coronary angiography. IQ and diagnostic performance were analyzed and compared between the 2 groups.There was no significant difference in the IQ of coronary artery between the routine and double low-dose groups, with good inter-observer agreement for the IQ. There were no significant differences in the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic accuracy on the per-patient, per-vessel, or per-segment level between the routine and double low-dose groups. The contrast medium injection volume in the double low-dose group was reduced by 37.1% compared with the routine-dose group. The effective dose in the double low dose was reduced by 44.5% compared with the routine-dose group.Double low-dose coronary CTA with IR can acquire satisfactory IQ and have high diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for the detection of coronary artery stenosis.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong University, Jinan
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- Department of Radiology, Laigang Hospital Affiliated to Taishan Medical University, Laiwu, Shandong
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- Department of Radiology, Laigang Hospital Affiliated to Taishan Medical University, Laiwu, Shandong
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- Department of Radiology, Laigang Hospital Affiliated to Taishan Medical University, Laiwu, Shandong
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong University, Jinan
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- Department of Radiology, People's Hospital of Yutian County, Yutian, Hebei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong University, Jinan
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong University, Jinan
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Annoni AD, Andreini D, Pontone G, Mancini ME, Formenti A, Mushtaq S, Baggiano A, Conte E, Guglielmo M, Muscogiuri G, Muratori M, Fusini L, Trabattoni D, Teruzzi G, Coutinho Santos AI, Agrifoglio M, Pepi M. CT angiography prior to TAVI procedure using third-generation scanner with wide volume coverage: feasibility, renal safety and diagnostic accuracy for coronary tree. Br J Radiol 2018; 91:20180196. [PMID: 30004788 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20180196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate feasibility, image quality and accuracy of a reduced contrast volume protocol for pre-procedural CT imaging in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using a third generation wide array CT scanner. METHODS: 115 consecutive patients (51F, mean age 82.5 ± 6.2 y, mean BMI 26.7 ± 3.6) referred for TAVI were examined with wide-array CT scanner with a combined scan protocol and a total amount of 50 ml contrast agent. A 4-point visual scale (4-1) was used to assess image quality . Contrast attenuation values (HU) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were measured at the level of the aortic root, ascending/descending aorta, subrenal aorta and at the level of right and left common femoral arteries. Coronary tree was assessed and compared with invasive coronary angiography (ICA). Aortic annulus measurements were compared with final procedural results. Patients creatinine was monitored at the baseline and 72 h after procedure. RESULTS: Median quality score value was >3. Mean CNR at the level of the aortic root, ascending/descending aorta, subrenal aorta and at the level of right and left common femoral arteries were 14.8 ± 2.3, 15.7 ± 1.7, 14.9 ± 3.1, 15.8 ± 4.7, 20.3 ± 9.9, 20.8 ± 6.9 respectively. Only 1 patient had moderate paravalvular regurgitation. In comparison with ICA for coronary assessment CTA showed in a segment based analysis sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, positive predictive value and accuracy of 97, 85, 99,62 and 88% respectively. Mean creatinine before CT and 72 h after procedure were 1.21 ± 0.52 and1.22 ± 0.49 mg dl-1. Mean DLP was 442.4 ± 21.2 mGy/cm. CONCLUSION: CT with low contrast volume is feasible and clinically useful, allowing precise pre-procedural TAVI planning with accurate assessment of coronary tree. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: third generation CT scanner with whole heart coverage allows examinations for assessment of aorta and coronary arteries in TAVI planning using low dose of contrast medium maintaining good quality and high diagnostic accuracy.
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- Andrea D Annoni
- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 2 Imaging Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, E.P.E , Lisboa , Portugal
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- 3 Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan , Milan , Italy.,4 Cardiac Surgery Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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- 1 Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS , Milan , Italy
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Patient-related factors influencing detectability of coronary arteries in 320-row CT angiography in infants with complex congenital heart disease. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018; 34:1485-1491. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-018-1363-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Higaki T, Nakaura T, Kidoh M, Yuki H, Yamashita Y, Nakamura Y, Tatsugami F, Baba Y, Iida M, Awai K. Effect of contrast material injection duration on arterial enhancement at CT in patients with various cardiac indices: Analysis using computer simulation. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191347. [PMID: 29474457 PMCID: PMC5825030 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Arterial peak enhancement on contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) images is thought to be higher in patients with low cardiac function. Using computer simulations, we tested the hypothesis that the relationship between the cardiac index and the aortic peak CT number (PCTN) is affected by the contrast material (CM) injection duration. We created computer simulation software for the contrast enhancement of various organs and vessels based on the Bae pharmacokinetics model and implemented models for CM transmission within organs and CM diffusion in blood plasma based on the osmotic pressure. Aortic contrast enhancement at coronary- and abdominal CT angiographs (CTA) was simulated for a representative 60-year-old Japanese male 166 cm in height and 65.0 kg in weight. The injection protocol for coronary CTA was: CM dose 45.5 ml, iodine dose, 245 mg/kg body weight (BW); injection duration 8–20 sec in 2-sec increments. For abdominal CTA it was CM dose 74.3 ml; iodine dose 400 mg/kg BW; injection duration 10–40 sec in 5-sec increments. In both protocols the iodine concentration was 350 mgI/ml, osmotic pressure was 590 mOsm/kgH2O, and the cardiac index ranged from 0.1–6.0 l/min/m2. Under all protocols, the aortic PCTN increased as the injection duration decreased and as the cardiac index rose to the cardiac index value. It then decreased as it exceeded the cardiac index value. At coronary CTA, at an injection duration of 8 or 10 sec, the PCTN exceeded 350 Hounsfield units (HU) at a cardiac index from 0.9–5.6 l/min/m2. At an HU value greater than 350, the range of the cardiac index narrowed when the injection duration was 12 sec or longer. On abdominal CTA scans performed with an injection duration of 10-, 15-, or 20 sec, the PCTN exceeded 350 HU at a cardiac index ranging from 0.4–5.3 l/min/m2. When the injection duration ranged from 25–40 sec, there was narrowing of the range of the cardiac index at which the PCTN exceeded 350 HU. For coronary and abdominal CTA, contrast enhancement protocols with shorter injection durations yield a diagnostically adequate aortic PCTN at a wide range of cardiac indices.
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- Toru Higaki
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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Benz DC, Gräni C, Hirt Moch B, Mikulicic F, Vontobel J, Fuchs TA, Stehli J, Clerc OF, Possner M, Pazhenkottil AP, Gaemperli O, Buechel RR, Kaufmann PA. A low-dose and an ultra-low-dose contrast agent protocol for coronary CT angiography in a clinical setting: quantitative and qualitative comparison to a standard dose protocol. Br J Radiol 2017; 90:20160933. [PMID: 28406318 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20160933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of a low-dose (LD) and an ultra-LD (ULD) contrast protocol for coronary CT angiography on qualitative and quantitative image parameters in a clinical setting. METHODS We scanned 120 consecutive patients with a 256-slice CT scanner applying a LD (60 patients, 35-55 ml) or ULD (60 patients, 25-45 ml) contrast protocol adapted to the body mass index. Visually assessed image quality and attenuation measured in each coronary segment were retrospectively compared in 20 consecutive patients scanned with a normal-dose (ND, 40-105 ml) contrast protocol. RESULTS Visually assessed image quality did not differ significantly among protocols. By contrast, attenuation obtained from the ULD protocol (median contrast volume 35 ml) differed significantly from the LD (median 45 ml) and ND (median 70 ml) protocols in the coronary segments (316 ± 52 vs 363 ± 60 and 359 ± 52 HU, p < 0.001). Attenuation did not differ significantly between the LD and ND protocol. The proportion of patients with inadequate coronary vessel attenuation was significantly higher (p < 0.001) in the ULD protocol (37%) than in the ND (5%) and LD (10%) protocols but did not differ significantly between the ND and LD protocols. CONCLUSION In a clinical setting, a LD contrast protocol with a median volume of 45 ml is feasible for the latest generation 256-slice coronary CT angiography as it yields attenuation comparable to a ND protocol. By contrast, the implementation of an ULD protocol remains challenging. Advances in knowledge: Although not perceived by the naked eye, an ULD contrast protocol in a clinical setting yields attenuation below a threshold for diagnostic image quality.
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- Dominik C Benz
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Kidoh M, Nakaura T, Funama Y, Shimonobo T, Shirasaka T, Hatemura M, Utsunomiya D, Oda S, Yuki H, Namimoto T, Higaki T, Awai K, Yamashita Y. Paradoxical Effect of Cardiac Output on Arterial Enhancement at Computed Tomography: Does Cardiac Output Reduction Simply Result in an Increase in Aortic Peak Enhancement? J Comput Assist Tomogr 2017; 41:349-353. [PMID: 28471868 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cardiac output (CO) on aortic peak enhancement using protocols with different contrast material (CM) injection durations. METHODS We used a flow phantom that simulated the human circulatory system. Contrast material was injected at a rate of 4.0 mL/s for a period of 2.5, 5, 10, 15, or 20 seconds for a CO of 2.8, 4.2, and 5.6 L/min. Single-level serial computed tomography scans of the simulated aorta were acquired after the start of CM delivery, and aortic peak enhancement was recorded under the different injection protocols. RESULTS Under a long injection duration protocol (20 seconds), a decrease in CO increased aortic peak enhancement proportionally (CO of 2.8 L/min, 420 Hounsfield units [HU]; CO of 4.2 L/min, 365 HU; CO of 5.6 L/min, 291 HU). However, this effect was decreased under shorter injection duration protocols (5, 10, and 15 seconds); under the shortest (2.5-second) injection duration protocol, a decrease in CO resulted in a decrease in aortic peak enhancement (CO of 2.8 L/min, 36 HU; CO of 4.2 L/min, 51 HU; CO of 5.6 L/min, 55 HU). CONCLUSIONS The magnitude of the effect of CO on aortic peak enhancement depends on the CM injection duration.
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- Masafumi Kidoh
- From the Departments of *Diagnostic Radiology and †Medical Physics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto; and ‡Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Kang D, Hua H, Peng N, Zhao J, Wang Z. Improving Image Quality of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Using Patient Weight and Height-Dependent Scan Trigger Threshold. Acad Radiol 2017; 24:462-469. [PMID: 27940232 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES We aim to improve the image quality of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) by using personalized weight and height-dependent scan trigger threshold. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was divided into two parts. First, we performed and analyzed the 100 scheduled CCTA data, which were acquired by using body mass index-dependent Smart Prep sequence (trigger threshold ranged from 80 Hu to 250 Hu based on body mass index). By identifying the cases of high quality image, a linear regression equation was established to determine the correlation among the Smart Prep threshold, height, and body weight. Furthermore, a quick search table was generated for weight and height-dependent Smart Prep threshold in CCTA scan. Second, to evaluate the effectiveness of the new individual threshold method, an additional 100 consecutive patients were divided into two groups: individualized group (n = 50) with weight and height-dependent threshold and control group (n = 50) with the conventional constant threshold of 150 HU. Image quality was compared between the two groups by measuring the enhancement in coronary artery, aorta, left and right ventricle, and inferior vena cava. By visual inspection, image quality scores were performed to compare between the two groups. RESULTS Regression equation between Smart Prep threshold (K, Hu), height (H, cm), and body weight (BW, kg) was K = 0.811 × H + 1.917 × BW - 99.341. When compared to the control group, the individualized group presented an average overall increase of 12.30% in enhancement in left main coronary artery, 12.94% in proximal right coronary artery, and 10.6% in aorta. Correspondingly, the contrast-to-noise ratios increased by 26.03%, 27.08%, and 23.17%, respectively, and by 633.1% in contrast between aorta and left ventricle. Meanwhile, the individualized group showed an average overall decrease of 22.7% in enhancement of right ventricle and 32.7% in inferior vena cava. There was no significant difference of the image noise between the two groups (P > .05). By visual inspection, the image quality score of the individualized group was higher than that of the control group. CONCLUSION Using personalized weight and height-dependent Smart Prep threshold to adjust scan trigger time can significantly improve the image quality of CCTA.
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- Deqiang Kang
- Department of Radiology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Radiology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Radiology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Radiology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Radiology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China.
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Hong SJ, Her AY, Suh Y, Won H, Cho DK, Cho YH, Yoon YW, Lee K, Kang WC, Kim YH, Kim SW, Shin DH, Kim JS, Kim BK, Ko YG, Choi BW, Choi D, Jang Y, Hong MK. Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography Does Not Accurately Predict the Need of Coronary Revascularization in Patients with Stable Angina. Yonsei Med J 2016; 57:1079-86. [PMID: 27401637 PMCID: PMC4960372 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.5.1079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the ability of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) to predict the need of coronary revascularization in symptomatic patients with stable angina who were referred to a cardiac catheterization laboratory for coronary revascularization. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pre-angiography CCTA findings were analyzed in 1846 consecutive symptomatic patients with stable angina, who were referred to a cardiac catheterization laboratory at six hospitals and were potential candidates for coronary revascularization between July 2011 and December 2013. The number of patients requiring revascularization was determined based on the severity of coronary stenosis as assessed by CCTA. This was compared to the actual number of revascularization procedures performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. RESULTS Based on CCTA findings, coronary revascularization was indicated in 877 (48%) and not indicated in 969 (52%) patients. Of the 877 patients indicated for revascularization by CCTA, only 600 (68%) underwent the procedure, whereas 285 (29%) of the 969 patients not indicated for revascularization, as assessed by CCTA, underwent the procedure. When the coronary arteries were divided into 15 segments using the American Heart Association coronary tree model, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of CCTA for therapeutic decision making on a per-segment analysis were 42%, 96%, 40%, and 96%, respectively. CONCLUSION CCTA-based assessment of coronary stenosis severity does not sufficiently differentiate between coronary segments requiring revascularization versus those not requiring revascularization. Conventional coronary angiography should be considered to determine the need of revascularization in symptomatic patients with stable angina.
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- Sung Jin Hong
- Department of Internal Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Hospital, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Hospital, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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CT imaging before transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using variable helical pitch scanning and its diagnostic performance for coronary artery disease. Eur Radiol 2016; 27:1963-1970. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4547-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Achenbach S, Paul JF, Laurent F, Becker HC, Rengo M, Caudron J, Leschka S, Vignaux O, Knobloch G, Benea G, Schlosser T, Andreu J, Cabeza B, Jacquier A, Souto M, Revel D, Qanadli SD, Cademartiri F. Comparative assessment of image quality for coronary CT angiography with iobitridol and two contrast agents with higher iodine concentrations: iopromide and iomeprol. A multicentre randomized double-blind trial. Eur Radiol 2016; 27:821-830. [PMID: 27271922 PMCID: PMC5209424 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4437-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To demonstrate non-inferiority of iobitridol 350 for coronary CT angiography (CTA) compared to higher iodine content contrast media regarding rate of patients evaluable for the presence of coronary artery stenoses. METHODS In this multicentre trial, 452 patients were randomized to receive iobitridol 350, iopromide 370 or iomeprol 400 and underwent coronary CTA using CT systems with 64-detector rows or more. Two core lab readers assessed 18 coronary segments per patient regarding image quality (score 0 = non diagnostic to 4 = excellent quality), vascular attenuation, signal and contrast to noise ratio (SNR, CNR). Patients were considered evaluable if no segment had a score of 0. RESULTS Per-patient, the rate of fully evaluable CT scans was 92.1, 95.4 and 94.6 % for iobitridol, iopromide and iomeprol, respectively. Non-inferiority of iobitridol over the best comparator was demonstrated with a 95 % CI of the difference of [-8.8 to 2.1], with a pre-specified non-inferiority margin of -10 %. Although average attenuation increased with higher iodine concentrations, average SNR and CNR did not differ between groups. CONCLUSIONS With current CT technology, iobitridol 350 mg iodine/ml is not inferior to contrast media with higher iodine concentrations in terms of image quality for coronary stenosis assessment. KEY POINTS • Iodine concentration is an important parameter for image quality in coronary CTA. • Contrast enhancement must be balanced against the amount of iodine injected. • Iobitridol 350 is non-inferior compared to CM with higher iodine concentrations. • Higher attenuation with higher iodine concentrations, but no SNR or CNR differences.
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- Stephan Achenbach
- Department of Cardiology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux, U1045, F-33000, Bordeaux, France.,CHU de Bordeaux, Service d'Imagerie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza - University of Rome, ICOT Hospital, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Department of Radiology, Saint Gallen Hospital, Saint Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, La Timone Adult Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Louis Pradel Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Department of Radiology, Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Monastier di Treviso, Italy
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Kok M, Mihl C, Hendriks BMF, Altintas S, Kietselaer BLJH, Wildberger JE, Das M. Optimizing contrast media application in coronary CT angiography at lower tube voltage: Evaluation in a circulation phantom and sixty patients. Eur J Radiol 2016; 85:1068-74. [PMID: 27161054 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Madeleine Kok
- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands; CARIM, School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands; CARIM, School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
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- CARIM, School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands; CARIM, School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands; CARIM, School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands; CARIM, School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Zhu X, Zhu Y, Liu W, Yang G, Su Z, Tang L, Xu Y. Improved image-quality consistency in coronary CT angiography using a test-bolus-based individually tailored contrast medium injection protocol. Clin Radiol 2016; 71:1113-9. [PMID: 27170220 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Revised: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM To develop and validate a test bolus (TB)-based quantitative model to create an individualised contrast medium injection protocol for use at coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) to improve patient-to-patient uniformity of intracoronary attenuation. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the model-building phase, 175 patients who underwent CCTA using a traditional contrast medium injection protocol were recruited. A personalised injection equation was proposed according to the relationship between aortic enhancement and the haemodynamic parameters obtained from the TB. In the model-validation phase, a target aortic enhancement of 350 HU was set. Two hundred and fifteen additional CCTA examinations were performed using the proposed personalised injection model. Comparisons of inter-individual variability between the traditional and the proposed personalised injection protocol were performed. RESULTS In the model-building phase, a high positive correlation between aortic enhancement and the haemodynamic parameters obtained from the TB was found. As a result, a personalised injection equation was determined using linear regression. In the model-validation phase, the average aortic enhancement was 350.5 HU, without significant differences from the preset level. Using the TB-based personalised injection protocol, inter-individual variability of aortic enhancement was significantly reduced (71.8 versus 38.9 HU, p<0.001) and patients who were scanned at 100 kVp had a reduction in the average contrast medium flow rate from 4.1 to 3.2 ml/s (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The proposed TB-based injection protocol can achieve a desired preset and stable aortic enhancement.
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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- Lab. of Image Science & Technology, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu, China
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- GE Healthcare, 12f Building A, E-town International Center, No. 10 Ronghua Road, Business Development Area, Beijing, 100176, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
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Hell MM, Achenbach S, Schuhbaeck A, Klinghammer L, May MS, Marwan M. CT-based analysis of pericoronary adipose tissue density: Relation to cardiovascular risk factors and epicardial adipose tissue volume. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2015; 10:52-60. [PMID: 26256553 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) can promote atherosclerosis. Metabolically active and inactive PCAT may display different CT densities. However, CT density could be influenced by partial volume effects and image interpolation. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether PCAT density values in CT displays differences that are larger than those attributable to interpolation and partial volume effects, which would manifest themselves through the relationship between PCAT density and distance from the contrast-enhanced coronary lumen. METHODS PCAT density analysis was performed (417 non-atherosclerotic segments, 63 patients) using dual-source CT with a threshold-based measurement method. Changes in PCAT density values depending on distance from the contrast-enhanced coronary lumen and the influence of cardiovascular risk profile were analyzed. RESULTS Mean PCAT density was -78.1 ± 5.6 HU. PCAT density decreased from proximal to distal segments in the LAD (-78.0 ± 7.3 vs. -82.4 ± 7.7 HU; p < 0.001). PCAT density was higher close to the lumen compared to more peripheral locations (-76.0 ± 6.7 vs. -78.5 ± 5.4 HU; p < 0.001). Decreasing PCAT density was significantly associated with higher epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume and body mass index. There was a trend of lower PCAT values with a family history of coronary artery disease. CONCLUSION CT-measured attenuation of PCAT is influenced by EAT volume and body mass index. A decrease of PCAT attenuation with increasing distance from the vessel and from proximal to distal segments may suggest variations in CT density of PCAT due to partial volume effects and image interpolation rather than solely due to differences in tissue composition or metabolic activity.
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- Michaela M Hell
- Department of Cardiology, University of Erlangen, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Erlangen, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Erlangen, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Erlangen, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen, Maximiliansplatz 1, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Erlangen, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Prediction of aortic enhancement on coronary CTA images using a test bolus of diluted contrast material. Acad Radiol 2014; 21:1542-6. [PMID: 25442352 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2014.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Revised: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of our study was to compare test bolus techniques using undiluted or diluted contrast material for their ability to predict aortic enhancement on coronary computed tomographic angiography (c-CTA) images. MATERIALS AND METHODS We divided 200 consecutive patients who underwent c-CTA on a 64-MDCT scanner into two groups. In group A (n = 100), we used a test bolus of undiluted contrast material and in group B (n = 100), the contrast material was diluted. The injection volume was body weight × 0.2 (contrast material 100%) in group A and body weight × 0.7 (contrast material 30%, saline 70%) in group B. We then compared the CT number in the ascending aorta on c-CTA images obtained with undiluted and diluted contrast media to the CT number on c-CTA images. RESULTS The mean CT number in the ascending aorta was significantly higher in group B than group A (217.1 vs. 157.4 HU, P < .001). There was a significant difference in the correlation between the CT number of the ascending aorta on c-CTA images and on images acquired with the test bolus using undiluted or diluted test bolus (P < .001). In group B, the correlation had a strong positive linear relationship (r = 0.72, P < .001), whereas in group A the positive linear relationship was weak (r = 0.36). CONCLUSIONS The test bolus with diluted contrast material was useful for predicting aortic enhancement before c-CTA scanning.
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128-Slice dual source coronary CTA: defining optimal arterial enhancement levels. Emerg Radiol 2014; 21:499-504. [PMID: 24700078 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-014-1214-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study aims to correlate coronary artery enhancement levels with quality of vessel visualization and calcified plaque visualization using a 128-slice dual-source CT (DSCT) scanner. Coronary CT angiography exams from 52 patients, mean age of 55 years (range, 22-90) and mean weight of 184 lbs (range, 120-320 lbs), were reviewed retrospectively. Contrast infusion rates ranged from 4.5 to 7 mL/s (mean, 5.8 mL/s). Postcontrast density of the largest calcified plaque and postcontrast density of the left main (LM) and right coronary arteries (RCA) were recorded. Enhancement quality was graded as 1=suboptimal, 2=adequate for diagnosis, and 3=excellent. Pre- and postcontrast acquisitions were compared for calcified plaque conspicuity. The largest calcified plaque density was a mean of 862 HU (range, 376 to 1,384 HU) on the postcontrast scan. The mean LM and RCA coronary artery enhancement levels for studies of excellent enhancement quality (N=43) were 468 and 457 HU, respectively, higher than mean enhancement levels of 320 and 322 HU for adequate enhancement quality (N=8) (p<0.0001 and 0.009). One study was graded as a nondiagnostic enhancement quality. Twenty-five subjects had calcified plaque, 3/8 with adequate and 22/43 with excellent enhancement quality. At least one calcified plaque measuring <2 mm was isodense to contrast enhancement on axial images in 5/25; all five were in the highest enhancement quality group. High coronary artery enhancement quality using 128-DSCT is associated with mean proximal coronary artery enhancement levels over 400 HU. High levels of enhancement may obscure small, calcified plaques.
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Kawaguchi N, Kurata A, Kido T, Nishiyama Y, Kido T, Miyagawa M, Ogimoto A, Mochizuki T. Optimization of Coronary Attenuation in Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Using Diluted Contrast Material. Circ J 2014; 78:662-70. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-13-1101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Naoto Kawaguchi
- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
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Yan RT, Miller JM, Rochitte CE, Dewey M, Niinuma H, Clouse ME, Vavere AL, Brinker J, Lima JAC, Arbab-Zadeh A. Predictors of inaccurate coronary arterial stenosis assessment by CT angiography. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 6:963-72. [PMID: 23932641 PMCID: PMC4162406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Revised: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to investigate the clinical and imaging characteristics associated with diagnostic inaccuracy of computed tomography angiography (CTA) for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) defined by quantitative coronary angiography (QCA). BACKGROUND Although diagnostic performance metrics of CTA have been reported, there are sparse data on predictors of diagnostic inaccuracy by CTA. METHODS The clinical characteristics of 291 patients (mean age: 59 ± 10 years; female: 25.8%) enrolled in the multicenter CorE-64 (Coronary Artery Evaluation Using 64-Row Multi-detector Computed Tomography Angiography) study were examined. Pre-defined CTA segment-level characteristics of all true-positive (N = 237), false-positive (N = 115), false-negative (FN) (N = 159), and a random subset of true-negative segments (N = 511) for ≥50% stenosis with QCA as the reference standard were blindly abstracted in a central core laboratory. Factors independently associated with corresponding levels of CTA diagnostic inaccuracies on a patient level and coronary artery segment level were determined using multivariable logistic regression models and generalized estimating equations, respectively. RESULTS An Agatston calcium score of ≥1 per patient (odds ratio [OR]: 5.2; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1 to 24.6) and the presence of within-segment calcification (OR: 10.2; 95% CI: 5.2 to 19.8) predicted false-positive diagnoses. Conversely, absence of within-segment calcification was an independent predictor of an FN diagnosis (OR: 2.0; 95% CI: 1.2 to 3.5). Prior percutaneous revascularization was independently associated with patient-level misdiagnosis of obstructive CAD (OR: 4.2; 95% CI: 1.6 to 11.2). Specific segment characteristics on CTA, notably segment tortuosity (OR: 3.5; 95% CI: 2.4 to 5.1), smaller luminal caliber (OR: 0.48; 95% CI: 0.36 to 0.63 per 1-mm increment), and juxta-arterial vein conspicuity (OR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.4 to 3.2), were independently associated with segment-level misdiagnoses. Attaining greater intraluminal contrast enhancement independently lowered the risk of an FN diagnosis (OR: 0.96; 95% CI: 0.94 to 0.99 per 10-Hounsfield unit increment). CONCLUSIONS We identified clinical and readily discernible imaging characteristics on CTA predicting inaccurate CTA diagnosis of obstructive CAD defined by QCA. Knowledge and appropriate considerations of these features may improve the diagnostic accuracy in clinical CTA interpretation. (Diagnostic Accuracy of Multi-Detector Spiral Computed Tomography Angiography Using 64 Detectors [CORE-64]; NCT00738218).
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- Raymond T. Yan
- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Cardiology at Instituto do Coração – InCor, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology at Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Center of St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Effect of saline flush on enhancement of proximal and distal segments using 320-row coronary CT angiography. Eur J Radiol 2013; 82:1255-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Revised: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kidoh M, Nakaura T, Nakamura S, Awai K, Utsunomiya D, Namimoto T, Harada K, Yamashita Y. Novel contrast-injection protocol for coronary computed tomographic angiography: contrast-injection protocol customized according to the patient's time-attenuation response. Heart Vessels 2013; 29:149-55. [PMID: 23512260 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-013-0338-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We developed a new individually customized contrast-injection protocol for coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography based on the time-attenuation response in a test bolus, and investigated its clinical applicability. We scanned 60 patients with suspected coronary diseases using a 64-detector CT scanner, who were randomly assigned to one of two protocols. In protocol 1 (P1), we estimated the contrast dose to yield a peak aortic attenuation of 400 HU based on the time-attenuation response to a small test-bolus injection (0.3 ml/kg body weight) delivered over 9 s. Then we administered a customized contrast dose over 9 s. In protocol 2 (P2), the dose was tailored to the patient's body weight; this group received 0.7 ml/kg body weight with an injection duration of 9 s. We compared the two protocols for dose of contrast medium, peak attenuation, variations in attenuation values of the ascending aorta, and the success rate of adequate attenuation (250-350 HU) of the coronary arteries. The contrast dose was significantly smaller in P1 than in P2 (36.9 ± 9.2 vs 43.1 ± 7.0 ml, P < 0.01). Peak aortic attenuation was significantly less under P1 than under P2 (384.1 ± 25.0 vs 413.5 ± 45.7, P < 0.01). The mean variation (standard deviation) of the attenuation values was smaller in P1 than in P2 (25.0 vs 45.7, P < 0.01). The success rate of adequate attenuation of the coronary arteries was significantly higher with P1 than with P2 (85.0 vs 65.8 %, P < 0.01). P1 facilitated a reduction in the contrast dose, reduced the individual variations in peak aortic attenuation, and achieved optimal coronary CT attenuation (250-350 HU) more frequently than P2.
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- Masafumi Kidoh
- Diagnostic Radiology, Amakusa Medical Center, Kameba 854-1, Amakusa, Kumamoto, 863-0046, Japan,
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La Grutta L, Galia M, Gentile G, Lo Re G, Grassedonio E, Coppolino F, Maffei E, Maresi E, Lo Casto A, Cademartiri F, Midiri M. Comparison of iodinated contrast media for the assessment of atherosclerotic plaque attenuation values by CT coronary angiography: observations in an ex vivo model. Br J Radiol 2013; 86:20120238. [PMID: 23255542 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20120238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the influence of different iodinated contrast media with several dilutions on plaque attenuation in an ex vivo coronary model studied by multislice CT coronary angiography. METHODS In six ex vivo left anterior descending coronary arteries immersed in oil, CT (slices/collimation 64×0.625 mm, temporal resolution 210 ms, pitch 0.2) was performed after intracoronary injection of a saline solution, and solutions of a dimeric isosmolar contrast medium (Iodixanol 320 mgI ml(-1)) and a monomeric high-iodinated contrast medium (Iomeprol 400 mgI ml(-1)) with dilutions of 1/80 (low concentration), 1/50 (medium concentration), 1/40 (high concentration) and 1/20 (very high concentration). Two radiologists drew regions of interest in the lumen and in calcified and non-calcified plaques for each solution. 29 cross-sections with non-calcified plaques and 32 cross-sections with calcified plaques were evaluated. RESULTS Both contrast media showed different attenuation values within lumen and plaque (p<0.0001). The correlation between lumen and non-calcified plaque values was good (Iodixanol r=0.793, Iomeprol r=0.647). Clustered medium- and high-concentration solutions showed similar plaque attenuation values, signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) (non-calcified plaque: medium solution SNR 31.3±15 vs 31.4±20, high solution SNR 39.4±17 vs 37.4±22; calcified plaque: medium solution SNR 305.2±133 vs 298.8±132, high solution SNR 323.9±138 vs 293±123) and derived contrast-to-noise ratios (p>0.05). CONCLUSION Differently iodinated contrast media have a similar influence on plaque attenuation profiles. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE Since iodine load affects coronary plaque attenuation linearly, different contrast media may be equally employed for coronary atherosclerotic plaque imaging.
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- L La Grutta
- Department of Radiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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Sun K, Liu GR, Li YC, Han RJ, Cui LF, Ma LJ, Li LG, Li CY. Intravenous Contrast Material Administration at High-pitch Dual-source CT Coronary Angiography: Bolus-tracking Technique with Shortened Time of Respiratory Instruction Versus Test Bolus Technique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 27:225-31. [DOI: 10.1016/s1001-9294(13)60006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kidoh M, Nakaura T, Awai K, Utsunomiya D, Sakaino N, Harada K, Uemura S, Yamashita Y. Compact-bolus dynamic CT protocol with a test bolus technique in 64-MDCT coronary angiography: comparison of fixed injection rate and duration protocol. Jpn J Radiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11604-012-0158-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ferencik M, Schlett CL, Ghoshhajra BB, Kriegel MF, Joshi SB, Maurovich-Horvat P, Rogers IS, Banerji D, Bamberg F, Truong QA, Brady TJ, Nagurney JT, Hoffmann U. A computed tomography-based coronary lesion score to predict acute coronary syndrome among patients with acute chest pain and significant coronary stenosis on coronary computed tomographic angiogram. Am J Cardiol 2012; 110:183-9. [PMID: 22481015 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2012] [Revised: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We tested the hypothesis that morphologic lesion assessment helps detect acute coronary syndrome (ACS) during index hospitalization in patients with acute chest pain and significant stenosis on coronary computed tomographic angiogram (CTA). Patients who presented to an emergency department with chest pain but no objective signs of myocardial ischemia (nondiagnostic electrocardiogram and negative initial biomarkers) underwent CT angiography. CTA was analyzed for degree and length of stenosis, plaque area and volume, remodeling index, CT attenuation of plaque, and spotty calcium in all patients with significant stenosis (>50% in diameter) on CTA. ACS during index hospitalization was determined by a panel of 2 physicians blinded to results of CT angiography. For lesion characteristics associated with ACS, we determined cutpoints optimized for diagnostic accuracy and created lesion scores. For each score, we determined the odds ratio (OR) and discriminatory capacity for the prediction of ACS. Of the overall population of 368 patients, 34 had significant stenosis and 21 of those had ACS. Scores A (remodeling index plus spotty calcium: OR 3.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2 to 10.1, area under curve [AUC] 0.734), B (remodeling index plus spotty calcium plus stenosis length: OR 4.6, 95% CI 1.6 to 13.7, AUC 0.824), and C (remodeling index plus spotty calcium plus stenosis length plus plaque volume <90 HU: OR 3.4, 95% CI 1.5 to 7.9, AUC 0.833) were significantly associated with ACS. In conclusion, in patients presenting with acute chest pain and stenosis on coronary CTA, a CT-based score incorporating morphologic characteristics of coronary lesions had a good discriminatory value for detection of ACS during index hospitalization.
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- Maros Ferencik
- Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Contrast media volume optimization in high-pitch dual-source CT coronary angiography: feasibility study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012; 29:245-52. [PMID: 22618434 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-012-0068-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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To investigate the feasibility of contrast media (CM) volume reduction in dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography high-pitch mode without affecting coronary artery enhancement. Eighty patients were involved in a preliminary experiment with a default injection protocol (60 ml of CM). The age, BMI, test bolus (TB) enhancement peak and the CT values of coronary artery for each patient were recorded and the key factors for determining coronary artery enhancement were investigated. Based on the results of the preliminary experiment, 120 patients were involved in the main experiment with a new injection protocol. For each patient, the CT values and noise of left coronary sinus (LCS), and the distal segment of right coronary artery were measured. In the preliminary experiment, the peak enhancement of TB correlated most strongly with the HU values of coronary artery. Consequently, the new injection protocol was devised to catalog patients into four groups (30, 40, 50 and 60 ml) of CM based on their TB peak enhancement. In the main experiment, the 30 ml CM injection group whose peak attenuation of TB were the highest (30 vs. 40,50,60 ml: 323.0 ± 27.5 vs. 264.2 ± 11.9, 242.1 ± 8.8, 206.2 ± 18.2 HU, p < 0.05), obtained the highest attenuation of LCS (30 vs. 40,50,60 ml: 365.0 ± 41.2 vs. 341.8 ± 40.0, 326.9 ± 34.7, 312.5 ± 38.2 HU p < 0.05). Contrast optimization is feasible in high-pitch DSCT coronary angiography. Certain patients may receive 30 ml of CM without affecting vessel enhancement.
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Shorter delay time reduces interpatient variability in coronary enhancement in coronary CT angiography using the bolus tracking method with 320-row CT. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012; 29:185-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-012-0045-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/26/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Tomizawa N, Nojo T, Akahane M, Torigoe R, Kiryu S, Ohtomo K. Prediction of the attenuation of the ascending aorta using bolus-tracking parameters and heart rate in coronary computed tomography angiography. Eur J Radiol 2012; 81:3250-3. [PMID: 22370097 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2011] [Revised: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between bolus-tracking parameters and heart rate (HR) with attenuation of the ascending aorta and create a linear regression model for predicting coronary attenuation in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). METHODS A total of 50 patients (31 men, 19 women; mean age, 67.2±10.8 y) underwent CCTA using a 320-detector CT scanner. A bolus-tracking scan was performed to optimize the scan timing. The average HR under normal breathing for 10s was recorded just before the bolus-tracking scan started. Attenuation values of the pulmonary artery at 7s (PA7) and 10s (PA10) after the beginning of the injection were recorded during the bolus-tracking scan and the ascending aortic attenuation (CEAAo) was measured during the diagnostic scan. RESULTS A positive correlation was observed between PA7 and CEAAo (r=0.41, P=0.003) and PA10 and CEAAo (r=0.66, P<0.0001), and weak negative correlation was observed between HR and CEAAo (r=-0.46, P=0.15). A multivariable linear regression model for predicting CEAAo was evaluated, and the residual error between the predicted and the measured CEAAo was within approximately ±100 HU. CONCLUSIONS Coronary attenuation could be predicted using HR and pulmonary artery attenuation during the bolus-tracking method.
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- Nobuo Tomizawa
- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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