TY - JOUR
T1 - Coronary computed tomography angiography during arrhythmia
T2 - Radiation dose reduction with prospectively ECG-triggered axial and retrospectively ECG-gated helical 128-slice dual-source CT
AU - Lee, Ashley M.
AU - Engel, Leif Christopher
AU - Shah, Baiju
AU - Liew, Gary
AU - Sidhu, Manavjot S.
AU - Kalra, Mannudeep
AU - Abbara, Suhny
AU - Brady, Thomas J.
AU - Hoffmann, Udo
AU - Ghoshhajra, Brian B.
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Background: Arrhythmia during coronary computed tomography angiography (coronary CTA) acquisition increases the risk of nondiagnostic segments and high radiation exposure. An advanced arrhythmia rejection algorithm for prospectively electrocardiogram (ECG)-triggered axial scans using dual-source CT (DSCT) examinations has recently been reported. Objective: We compared image quality and effective dose at DSCT examinations using prospectively ECG-triggered axial scanning with advanced arrhythmia rejection software (PT-AAR) versus retrospectively ECG-gated helical scanning with tube-current modulation (RG-TCM) during arrhythmia. Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study of 90 patients (43 PT-AAR, 47 RG-TCM) with arrhythmia (defined as heart rate variability [HRV] > 10 beats/min during data acquisition) referred for physician-supervised coronary CTA between April 2010 and September 2011. A subset of 22 cases matched for body mass index, HR, HRV, and other scan parameters was identified. Subjective image quality (4-point scale) and effective dose (dose length product method) were compared. Results: PT-AAR was associated with lower effective dose than RG-TCM (4.1 vs 12.6 mSv entire cohort and 4.3 vs 9.1 mSv matched controls; both P < 0.01). Image quality scores were excellent in both groups (3.9 PT-AAR vs 3.6 RG-TCM) and nondiagnostic segment rates were low (0.1% vs 0.6%). Significantly higher image quality scores were found with PT-AAR in the entire cohort (P < 0.05), and in matched controls with high HRV > 28 beats/min (P < 0.05). Conclusions: In patients with variable heart rates, prospectively ECG-triggered axial DSCT with arrhythmia rejection algorithm is feasible and can decrease radiation exposure by ∼50% versus retrospectively ECG-gated helical DSCT, with preserved image quality.
AB - Background: Arrhythmia during coronary computed tomography angiography (coronary CTA) acquisition increases the risk of nondiagnostic segments and high radiation exposure. An advanced arrhythmia rejection algorithm for prospectively electrocardiogram (ECG)-triggered axial scans using dual-source CT (DSCT) examinations has recently been reported. Objective: We compared image quality and effective dose at DSCT examinations using prospectively ECG-triggered axial scanning with advanced arrhythmia rejection software (PT-AAR) versus retrospectively ECG-gated helical scanning with tube-current modulation (RG-TCM) during arrhythmia. Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study of 90 patients (43 PT-AAR, 47 RG-TCM) with arrhythmia (defined as heart rate variability [HRV] > 10 beats/min during data acquisition) referred for physician-supervised coronary CTA between April 2010 and September 2011. A subset of 22 cases matched for body mass index, HR, HRV, and other scan parameters was identified. Subjective image quality (4-point scale) and effective dose (dose length product method) were compared. Results: PT-AAR was associated with lower effective dose than RG-TCM (4.1 vs 12.6 mSv entire cohort and 4.3 vs 9.1 mSv matched controls; both P < 0.01). Image quality scores were excellent in both groups (3.9 PT-AAR vs 3.6 RG-TCM) and nondiagnostic segment rates were low (0.1% vs 0.6%). Significantly higher image quality scores were found with PT-AAR in the entire cohort (P < 0.05), and in matched controls with high HRV > 28 beats/min (P < 0.05). Conclusions: In patients with variable heart rates, prospectively ECG-triggered axial DSCT with arrhythmia rejection algorithm is feasible and can decrease radiation exposure by ∼50% versus retrospectively ECG-gated helical DSCT, with preserved image quality.
KW - Arrhythmia
KW - Coronary computed tomography angiography
KW - Radiation dose reduction
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcct.2012.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jcct.2012.04.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 22542280
AN - SCOPUS:84862005721
SN - 1934-5925
VL - 6
SP - 172-183.e2
JO - Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
JF - Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
IS - 3
ER -