Prospectively Electrocardiogram-Gated High-Pitch Spiral Acquisition Mode Dual-Source CT Coronary Angiography in Patients with High Heart Rates: Comparison with Retrospective Electrocardiogram-Gated Spiral Acquisition Mode.
10.3348/kjr.2012.13.6.684
- Author:
Kai SUN
1
,
2
;
Rui Juan HAN
;
Li Jun MA
;
Li Jun WANG
;
Li Gang LI
;
Jiu Hong CHEN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Baotou Central Hospital, Baotou 014040, China. henrysk@
2. com
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
High-pitch dual-source CT;
Prospectively ECG-gated;
Coronary angiography;
High heart rates
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac/*diagnosis;
Artifacts;
*Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques;
*Coronary Angiography;
*Electrocardiography;
Female;
*Heart Rate;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
*Tomography, Spiral Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2012;13(6):684-693
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To assess the image quality and effective radiation dose of prospectively electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated high-pitch spiral acquisition mode (flash mode) of dual-source CT (DSCT) coronary angiography (CTCA) in patients with high heart rates (HRs) as compared with retrospectively ECG-gated spiral acquisition mode. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred and sixty-eight consecutive patients (132 female, mean age: 55 +/- 11 years) with mean HR > 65 beats per minute (bpm) were prospectively included in this study. The patients were divided into two groups. Collection was performed in group A CTCA using flash mode setting at 20-30% of the R-R interval, and retrospectively ECG-gated spiral acquisition mode in group B. The image noise, contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), image quality scores, effective radiation dose and influencing factors on image quality between the two groups were assessed. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in image quality scores and proportions of non-diagnostic coronary artery segments between two groups (image quality scores: 1.064 +/- 0.306 [group A] vs. 1.084 +/- 0.327 [group B], p = 0.063; proportion of non-diagnostic coronary artery segments: segment-based analysis 1.52% (group A) vs. 1.74% (group B), p = 0.345; patient-based analysis 7.5% (group A) vs. 6.7% (group B), p = 0.812). The estimated radiation dose was 1.0 +/- 0.16 mSv in group A and 7.1 +/- 1.05 mSv in group B (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, in patients with HRs > 65 bpm without cardiac arrhythmia, the prospectively high-pitch spiral-acquisition mode with image-acquired timing set at 20-30% of the R-R interval provides a similar image quality and low rate of non-diagnostic coronary segments to the retrospectively ECG-gated low-pitch spiral acquisition mode, with significant reduction of radiation exposure.
