High-Definition Computed Tomography for Coronary Artery Stent Imaging: a Phantom Study
High-Definition Computed Tomography for Coronary Artery Stent Imaging: a Phantom Study
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用于冠状动脉支架成像的高清计算机断层扫描:一项模型研究
作者:
W. Yang;Ke;L. Pang;Ying Guo;Jian Ying Li;Huan Zhang;Z. Pan
Objective To assess the performance of a high-definition CT (HDCT) for imaging small caliber coronary stents (≤ 3 mm) by comparing different scan modes of a conventional 64-row standard-definition CT (SDCT). Materials and Methods A cardiac phantom with twelve stents (2.5 mm and 3.0 mm in diameter) was scanned by HDCT and SDCT. The scan modes were retrospective electrocardiography (ECG)-gated helical and prospective ECG-triggered axial with tube voltages of 120 kVp and 100 kVp, respectively. The inner stent diameters (ISD) and the in-stent attenuation value (AVin-stent) and the in-vessel extra-stent attenuation value (AVin-vessel) were measured by two observers. The artificial lumen narrowing (ALN = [ISD - ISDmeasured]/ISD) and artificial attenuation increase between in-stent and in-vessel (AAI = AVin-stent - AVin-vessel) were calculated. All data was analyzed by intraclass correlation and ANOVA-test. Results The correlation coefficient of ISD, AVin-vessel and AVin-stent between the two observers was good. The ALNs of HDCT were statistically lower than that of SDCT (30 ± 5.7% versus 35 ± 5.4%, p < 0.05). HDCT had statistically lower AAI values than SDCT (15.7 ± 81.4 HU versus 71.4 ± 90.5 HU, p < 0.05). The prospective axial dataset demonstrated smaller ALN than the retrospective helical dataset on both HDCT and SDCT (p < 0.05). Additionally, there were no differences in ALN between the 120 kVp and 100 kVp tube voltages on HDCT (p = 0.05). Conclusion High-definition CT helps improve measurement accuracy for imaging coronary stents compared to SDCT. HDCT with 100 kVp and the prospective ECG-triggered axial technique, with a lower radiation dose than 120 kVp application, may be advantageous in evaluating coronary stents with smaller calibers (≤ 3 mm).
DOI:
10.2214/ajr.09.2652
发表时间:
2010
期刊:
AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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作者:
Wykrzykowska,JoannaJ;Arbab-Zadeh,Armin;Godoy,Gustavo;Miller,JulieM;Lin,Shezhang;Vavere,Andrea;Paul,Narinder;Niinuma,Hiroyuki;Hoe,John;Brinker,Jeffrey;Khosa,Faisal;Sarwar,Sheryar;Lima,Joao;Clouse,MelvinE
通讯作者:
Clouse,MelvinE