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Christopher N, Periaswamy G, Arunachalam VK, Pilli V, Renganathan R, Rajasekaran S, Mehta P, Cherian M. Comparison of Turbo Flash and dual-energy modes of third-generation dual-source CT in pre-transplant renal angiography: a prospective observational study. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s43055-022-00876-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
The purpose of this study was to compare the Image Quality, Contrast Medium Volume, and Radiation dose in renal angiography performed using Turbo Flash mode and dual-energy (DE) mode in the third-generation dual-source dual-energy CT.
This prospective observational study was performed on renal donors who underwent CTA imaging as a pre-transplant workup. The study population was divided into two groups. Group A underwent DECT renal angiography. Group B underwent Turbo Flash Mode CT renal angiography. For group A, a contrast volume of 1 ml/kg and for group B at 0.5 ml/kg was administered. Image Quality was evaluated objectively by calculating CNR and SNR and subjectively by a 5-point scale. Radiation Dose analysis was done by noting CTDIvol and DLP on the scanner system and calculating effective radiation dose (ED).
Results
The subjective image quality scores for the Turbo Flash group were comparable with the DE group in qualitative image analysis. Additionally, in the Turbo Flash group, there was a reduction in contrast media and effective radiation dose by 47.5% and 32.7%, respectively. Nevertheless, mean attenuation of the abdominal arteries, CNR, SNR, and Noise (S.D) showed statistical significance between the two groups (p value < 0.01).
Conclusions
To our knowledge, no previous study compared Turboflash mode with DE protocol in CT renal angiography in a donor group of patients. Turbo Flash CT is an excellent modality that is faster and has an added advantage of decreased radiation dose and contrast media volume reduction, which can be recommended for screening of voluntary kidney donors but needs further clinical studies, validation, and standardization with tailored protocols.
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Fleury AS, Durand RE, Cahill AM, Zhu X, Meyers KE, Otero HJ. Validation of computed tomography angiography as a complementary test in the assessment of renal artery stenosis: a comparison with digital subtraction angiography. Pediatr Radiol 2021; 51:2507-2520. [PMID: 34374838 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-021-05145-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Renal artery stenosis is an important cause of hypertension in children, accounting for 5-10% of cases. When suspected, noninvasive imaging options include ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) angiography and magnetic resonance (MR) angiography. However, digital subtraction angiography (DSA) remains the gold standard. OBJECTIVE To investigate the accuracy and inter-reader reliability of CT angiography in children with suspected renal artery stenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study of patients suspected of having renal artery stenosis evaluated by both CT angiography and DSA between 2008 and 2019 at a tertiary pediatric hospital. Only children who underwent CT angiography within 6 months before DSA were included. CT angiography studies were individually reviewed by two pediatric radiologists, blinded to clinical data, other studies and each other's evaluation, to determine the presence of stenosis at the main renal artery and 2nd- and 3rd-order branches. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were calculated using DSA as the reference. The effective radiation dose for CT angiography and DSA was also calculated. Kappa statistics were used to assess inter-reader agreement. RESULTS Seventy-four renal units were evaluated (18 girls, 19 boys). The patients' median age was 8 years (range: 1-21 years). Overall, CT angiography was effective in detecting renal artery stenosis with a sensitivity of 85.7%, specificity of 91.5% and accuracy of 88.9%. There was moderate inter-reader agreement at the main renal artery level (k=0.73) and almost perfect inter-reader agreement at the 2nd/3rd order (k=0.98). However, the sensitivity at the 2nd- and 3rd-order level was lower (14.3%). CT angiography provided excellent negative predictive value for evaluating renal artery stenosis at the main renal artery level (90.1%) and at the 2nd- or 3rd-order branches (82.7%). The median effective dose of CT angiography studies was 2.2 mSv (range: 0.6-6.3) while the effective dose of DSA was 13.7 mSv. CONCLUSION CT angiography has high sensitivity and specificity at the main renal artery level with a lower radiation dose than previously assumed. Therefore, it can be used as a diagnostic tool in patients with low to medium risk of renal artery stenosis, and as a screening and treatment planning tool in patients at high risk.
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- Anilawan S Fleury
- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Yang T, Wen J, Xu TT, Cui WJ, Xu J. Renal artery embolization in the treatment of urinary fistula after renal duplication: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:3177-3184. [PMID: 33969106 PMCID: PMC8080745 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i13.3177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Duplicate renal malformation is a congenital disease of the urinary system, with an incidence rate of 0.8%. Surgical treatment is suitable for symptomatic patients. Urinary fistula is one of the complications of heminephrectomy. Long-term urinary fistula has a great impact on patients' lives.
CASE SUMMARY This article mainly reports on a 47-year-old man with duplication of kidney deformity, long urinary fistula after partial nephrectomy, and no improvement after conservative treatment. We have achieved positive results in the arterial embolization treatment of the residual renal artery, indicating that selective arterial embolization is a good way to treat urinary fistula after partial nephrectomy. It is worth noting that this patient violated the Weigert-Meyer law, which also gave us more consideration.
CONCLUSION Renal artery embolization may be a simple and safe method to treat urinary fistula inefficacy with conservative treatment.
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- Tao Yang
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
- Graduate School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221000, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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Imaging plays a crucial role in pre-transplant evaluation to enhance the probability of a successful outcome. Its aim is to define kidney and vascular anatomy and to assess potential pathologies. Each modality has advantages and disadvantages. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the most commonly used imaging modality, however, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) can be used in selected cases. The purpose of this review article is to provide an overview of available imaging modalities, their benefits, risks, advantages, and disadvantages. Imaging findings that indicate particular anomalies and pathologies that may affect living renal donor selection will be discussed.
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- Ayaz Aghayev
- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Low-dose CT angiography using ASiR-V for potential living renal donors: a prospective analysis of image quality and diagnostic accuracy. Eur Radiol 2019; 30:798-805. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06423-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Abdominal CT Imaging Applications of Low Kilovoltage Peak Techniques. J Am Coll Radiol 2019; 16:482-484. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2018.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Proper pre- and post-transplant diagnostic imaging work-up is fundamental in ensuring a successful outcome for renal transplantation. Despite exposure to ionizing radiation, CT has high spatial resolution and is a widely available and fast imaging technique. CT is performed routinely to delineate the anatomy of the kidney, relevant vasculature, and urinary collecting system in the living donor, to assess the iliac vessels in potential recipients prior to surgery, and to assess early and late-term post-transplant complications. The purpose of this article is to outline the optimal CT protocol and the main reportable findings for both the donor and the recipient diagnostic imaging work-up as well as to point out the main issues regarding ionizing radiation exposure and contrast medium injection in these subjects.
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Qin L, Ma Z, Yan F, Yang W. Iterative model reconstruction (IMR) algorithm for reduced radiation dose renal artery CT angiography with different tube voltage protocols. Radiol Med 2017; 123:83-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s11547-017-0821-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Noda Y, Goshima S, Koyasu H, Shigeyama S, Miyoshi T, Kawada H, Kawai N, Matsuo M. Renovascular CT: comparison between adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction and model-based iterative reconstruction. Clin Radiol 2017; 72:901.e13-901.e19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hoshika M, Yasui K, Niguma T, Kojima T, Nishiyama N, Suzuki D, Togami I. Novel contrast-injection protocol for high-resolution abdominal CT-angiography: vascular visualization improvement with vasodilator. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2017; 42:2571-2578. [PMID: 28488179 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-017-1163-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the usefulness of a novel contrast-injection protocol for high-resolution abdominal computed tomography angiography (CTA) using nitroglycerin (NTG). METHODS Abdominal CTA was performed in 80 patients using two 64-detector-row CT scanners. Forty patients were examined after administration of sublingual NTG (NTG group), while 40 were examined without NTG administration (non-NTG group). Arterial phase images were acquired with maximum intensity projection and volume rendering. Reduction rates: vessel cross-sectional areas ratio of 10 cm distal to origin at the superior mesenteric artery, contrast enhancements, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were assessed. Three reviewers evaluated degree of depiction of the peripancreatic vasculature using a four-point scale (1 = poor, 4 = excellent). RESULTS Reduction rates were significantly lower in the NTG group (P < 0.001), while there were no significant differences in contrast enhancements, SNR, or CNR between groups. Visual evaluation results of the NTG group were significantly better than those of the non-NTG group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Abdominal CTA using NTG improved visualization of the abdominal peripheral vessels. This improved arterial view may be beneficial for preoperative evaluation of the arterial anatomy.
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- Minori Hoshika
- Department of Radiology (Services), Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, 2-25 Kokutai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-Shi, Okayama, 700-8511, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, 2-25 Kokutai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, 700-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, 2-25 Kokutai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, 700-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, 2-25 Kokutai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, 700-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (Services), Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, 2-25 Kokutai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-Shi, Okayama, 700-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (Services), Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, 2-25 Kokutai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-Shi, Okayama, 700-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, 2-25 Kokutai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, 700-8511, Japan
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A Comparison of the Image Quality and Radiation Dose With Routine Computed Tomography and the Latest Gemstone Spectral Imaging Combination of Different Scanning Protocols in Computed Tomography Angiography of the Kidney. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2017; 41:263-270. [PMID: 27824666 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to compare the image quality and radiation dose of computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the kidney in patients with different body mass indexes using routine CT and the latest gemstone spectral imaging (GSI) combination of different scanning protocols with the adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction 2.0 algorithm. METHODS A total of 90 patients who had undergone a CTA of the kidney were divided into 3 groups (A, B, and C), with 30 patients in each group. Group A underwent a routine CT examination, whereas groups B and C underwent GSI with different scanning protocols. All images were restructured using the adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction 2.0. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of all images were calculated when the kidney CTA was completed. Each subjective image evaluation used a 5-point scoring method and was conducted by 2 independent radiologists. The CT dose index of volume and the dose-length product were recorded, and the mean value was calculated. The dose-length product was converted to the effective dose. All data were compared with a 1-way analysis of variance. RESULTS The SNR, CNR, and subjective image quality in group A were significantly lower than those in groups B and C (P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in SNR, CNR, and subjective image quality between groups B and C. The effective dose of group C decreased by 46.05% and 15.03% relative to those of groups A and B, respectively (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The latest GSI with different scanning protocols can more effectively reduce the radiation dose than can the routine CT scan mode for a kidney CTA while still maintaining diagnostic image quality.
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Kanematsu M, Goshima S, Kawai N, Kondo H, Miyoshi T, Watanabe H, Noda Y, Tanahashi Y, Bae KT. Low-Iodine-Load and Low-Tube-Voltage CT Angiographic Imaging of the Kidney by Using Bolus Tracking with Saline Flushing. Radiology 2015; 275:832-40. [PMID: 25494297 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.14141457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Masayuki Kanematsu
- From the Departments of Radiology (M.K., S.G., N.K., H.K., H.W., Y.N., Y.T.) and Radiology Services (M.K., T.M.), Gifu University Hospital, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan; and Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa (K.T.B.)
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