2014
Optimization of coronary attenuation in coronary computed tomography angiography using diluted contrast material
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Circulation Journal , Volume 78 - Issue 3 p. 662- 670
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a personalized protocol with diluted contrast material (CM) for coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). Methods and Results: One hundred patients with suspected coronary artery disease underwent retrospective electrocardiogram-gated coronary CTA on a 256-slice multidetector-row CT scanner. In the diluted CM protocol (n=50), the optimal scan timing and CM dilution rate were determined by the timing bolus scan, with 20% CM dilution (5 ml/s during 10 s) being considered suitable to achieve the target arterial attenuation of 350 Hounsfield units (HU). In the body weight (BW)-adjusted protocol (n=50, 222 mg iodine/kg), only the optimal scan timing was determined by the timing bolus scan. The injection rate and volume in the timing bolus scan and real scan were identical between the 2 protocols. We compared the means and variations in coronary attenuation between the 2 protocols. Coronary attenuation (mean ± SD) in the diluted CM and BW-adjusted protocols was 346.1±23.9 HU and 298.8±45.2 HU, respectively. The diluted CM protocol provided significantly higher coronary attenuation and lower variance than did the BW-adjusted protocol (P<0.05, in each). Conclusions: The diluted CM protocol facilitates more uniform attenuation on coronary CTA in comparison with the BW-adjusted protocol.
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doi.org/10.1253/circj.CJ-13-1101, hdl.handle.net/1765/71575 | |
Circulation Journal | |
Organisation | Department of Radiology |
Kawaguchi, H., Kurata, A., Kido, T., Nishiyama, Y., Kido, T., Miyagawa, M., … Mochizuki, T. (2014). Optimization of coronary attenuation in coronary computed tomography angiography using diluted contrast material. Circulation Journal, 78(3), 662–670. doi:10.1253/circj.CJ-13-1101 |