期刊
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
卷 23, 期 1, 页码 125-132出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2580-5
关键词
Iterative reconstruction; SAFIRE; Dual-source CT; Coronary artery stents; Coronary CT angiography
资金
- Bayer-Schering
- Bracco
- General Electric
- Medrad
- Siemens
Comparison of coronary artery stent assessment with cardiac CT angiography (cCTA) using traditional filtered back projection (FBP) and sinogram affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE), in both full- and half-radiation dose image data. Dual-source cCTA studies of 37 implanted stents were reconstructed at full- and half-radiation dose with FBP and SAFIRE. Half-dose data were based on projections from one DSCT detector. In-stent noise, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and stent-lumen attenuation increase ratio (SAIR) were measured and image quality graded. Stent volumes were measured to gauge severity of beam hardening artefacts. Full-dose SAFIRE reconstructions were superior to full-dose FBP vis-A -vis in-stent noise (21.2 +/- 6.6 vs. 35.7 +/- 17.5; P < 0.05), SNR (22.1 +/- 8.6 vs. 14.3 +/- 6.7; P < 0.05), SAIR (19.6 +/- 17.6 vs. 33.4 +/- 20.4%; P < 0.05), and image quality (4.2 +/- 0.86 vs. 3.5 +/- 1.0; P < 0.05). Stent volumes were lower measured with SAFIRE (119.9 +/- 53.7 vs. 129.8 +/- 65.0 mm(3); P > 0.05). Comparing half-dose SAFIRE with full-dose FBP, in-stent noise (26.7 +/- 13.0 vs. 35.7 +/- 17.5; P < 0.05) and SNR (18.2 +/- 6.9 vs. 14.3 +/- 6.7; P < 0.05) improved significantly. SAIR (31.6 +/- 24.3 vs. 33.4 +/- 20.4%; P > 0.05), stent volume (129.6 +/- 57.3 vs. 129.8 +/- 65.0 mm(3); P > 0.05), and image quality (3.5 +/- 1.0 vs. 3.7 +/- 1.1; P > 0.05) did not differ. Radiation dose decreased from 8.7 +/- 5.2 to 4.3 +/- 2.6 mSv. Iterative reconstruction significantly improves imaging of coronary artery stents by CT compared with FBP, even with half-radiation-dose data. aEuro cent Computed tomography (CT) is becoming an increasingly important investigation for cardiac problems. aEuro cent Iterative CT reconstruction techniques significantly improve coronary artery stent evaluation. aEuro cent Iterative reconstruction has the potential to reduce radiation dose requirements. aEuro cent Improved stent visualisation detects complications better, further reducing the need for catheterisation.
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