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Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography with a Consistent Dose Below 1 MSv Using Prospectively Electrocardiogram-triggered High-pitch Spiral Acquisition

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Journal Eur Heart J
Date 2009 Nov 10
PMID 19897497
Citations 184
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Abstract

Aims: We evaluated the feasibility and image quality of a new scan mode for coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) with an effective dose of less than 1 mSv.

Methods And Results: In 50 consecutive patients (body weight <or= 100 kg, sinus rhythm <or=60 b.p.m. after pre-medication, coronary CTA was performed using a dual-source CT system with 2 x 128 x 0.6 mm collimation, 0.28 s rotation time, a pitch of 3.2 or 3.4, 100 kV tube voltage and current of 320 mA s. Data acquisition was prospectively triggered at 60% of the R-R interval and completed within one cardiac cycle. Image quality was evaluated using a four-point scale (1 = absence of any artefacts to 4 = uninterpretable). In all 50 patients, imaging was successful. Mean duration of data acquisition was 258 +/- 20 ms. Mean dose-length product was 62 +/- 5 mGy cm, the effective dose was 0.87 +/- 0.07 mSv (0.78-0.99 mSv). Of the 742 coronary artery segments, 94% had an image quality score of 1, 5.0% a score of 2, 0.9% a score of 3, and 4 segments (0.5%) were 'uninterpretable'.

Conclusion: In non-obese patients with a low and stable heart rate, prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral coronary CTA provides excellent image quality at a consistent dose below 1.0 mSv.

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