期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
卷 168, 期 2, 页码 746-753出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.217
关键词
Single-source CT; Dual-source CT; Prospective ECG triggering; Retrospective ECG gating; Image quality; Radiation dose
Background: This study is conducted to investigate and compare image quality and radiation dose between prospective ECG-triggered and retrospective ECG-gated coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with the use of single-source CT (SSCT) and dual-source CT (DSCT). Methods: A total of 209 patients who underwent CCTA with suspected coronary artery disease scanned with SSCT (n = 95) and DSCT (n = 114) scanners using prospective ECG-triggered and retrospective ECG-gated protocols were recruited from two institutions. The image was assessed by two experienced observers, while quantitative assessment was performed by measuring the image noise, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Effective dose was calculated using the latest published conversion coefficient factor. Results: A total of 2087 out of 2880 coronary artery segments were assessable, with 98.0% classified as of sufficient and 2.0% as of insufficient image quality for clinical diagnosis. There was no significant difference in overall image quality between prospective ECG-triggered and retrospective gated protocols, whether it was performed with DSCT or SSCT scanners. Prospective ECG-triggered protocol was compared in terms of radiation dose calculation between DSCT (6.5 +/- 2.9 mSv) and SSCT (6.2 +/- 1.0 mSv) scanners and no significant difference was noted (p = 0.99). However, the effective dose was significantly lower with DSCT (18.2 +/- 8.3 mSv) than with SSCT (28.3 +/- 7.0 mSv) in the retrospective gated protocol. Conclusions: Prospective ECG-triggered CCTA reduces radiation dose significantly compared to retrospective ECG-gated CCTA, while maintaining good image quality. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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