Individualized tube current selection for 64-row cardiac CTA based on analysis of the scout view

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 266-271

  Gao, Jianhua ^a   Li, Jianying ^a   Earls, James ^b   Li, Tao ^a   Wang, Quisheng ^a   Dai, Ruping ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

^b Fairfax Radiology Consultants PC   (United States)

Author keywords

Consistent image quality; Coronary CT angiography; Dose reduction; Individualized scan protocol; Protocol optimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 80052175729     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.04.026     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. J. Hsieh, T. Pan, K.C. Acharya, Y. Shen, and M. Woodford Non-uniform phase coded image reconstruction for cardiac CT Radiology 213 1999 401
2. K. Taguchi, and H. Anno High temporal resolution for multislice helical computed tomography Med Phys 27 2000 861 872 (Pubitemid 30349994)
3. H.S. Choi, B.W. Choi, K.O. Choe, D. Choi, K.J. Yoo, and J. Kim Pitfalls, artifacts, and remedies in multi-detector row CT coronary angiography Radiographics 24 2004 787 800 (Pubitemid 38703244)
4. J. Hsieh, J. Londt, M. Vass, J. Li, X. Tang, and D. Okerlund Step-and-shoot data acquisition and reconstruction for cardiac X-ray computed tomography Med Phys 33 2006 4236 4248 (Pubitemid 44673113)
5. L.M. Hurwitz, R.E. Reiman, and T.T. Yoshizumi Radiation dose from contemporary cardiothoracic multidetector CT protocols with an anthropomorphic female phantom: implications for cancer induction Radiology 245 3 2007 742 750 (Pubitemid 350127344)
6. C. McCollough, M. Bruesewitz, and J. Kofler Jr. CT dose reduction and dose management tools: overview of available options RadioGraphics 26 2006 503 512 (Pubitemid 43515321)
7. J. Li, K. Mohr, and D. Okerlund Dose reduction for CT coronary artery imaging using a special bowtie Med Phys 31 2004 1841
8. Avinash G. Method and apparatus for enhancing discrete pixel images. US Patent 2001; 6,208,763.
9. T.F. Jakobs, C.R. Becker, B. Ohnesorge, T. Flohr, C. Suess, and U.J. Schoepf Multislice helical CT of the heart with retrospective ECG gating: reduction of radiation exposure by ECG-controlled tube current modulation Eur Radiol 12 2002 1081 1086 (Pubitemid 36940173)
10. J.P. Earls, E.L. Berman, B.A. Urban, C.A. Curry, J.L. Lane, R.S. Jennings, C.C. McCulloch, J. Hsieh, and J.H. Londt Prospectively gated transverse coronary CT angiography versus retrospectively gated helical technique: improved image quality and reduced radiation dose Radiology 246 3 2008 742 753
11. S. Rizzo, M. Kalra, and B. Schmidt Comparison of angular and combined automatic tube current modulation techniques with constant tube current CT of the abdomen and pelvis Am J Roentgenol 186 2006 673 679 (Pubitemid 46100252)
12. J. Wilting, A. Zwartkruis, and M.S. van Leeuwen A Rational approach to dose reduction in CT: individualized scan protocols Eur Radiol 11 2 2001 2627 2632 (Pubitemid 33114928)
13. A.H. Mahnken, J.E. Wildberger, and J. Simon Detection of coronary calcifications: feasibility of dose reduction with a body weight-adapted examination protocol Am J Roentgenol 181 2003 533 538 (Pubitemid 36909504)
14. M. Das, A. Mahnken, and G. Muhlenbruch Individually adapted examination protocols for reduction of radiation exposure for 16-MDCT chest examinations Am J Roentgenol 184 2005 1437 1443 (Pubitemid 43821813)
15. G. Hur, S. Hong, and S. Kim Uniform image quality achieved by tube current modulation using SD of attenuation in coronary CT angiography Am J Roentgenol 189 2007 188 198
16. Guidelines for coronary angiography. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Assessment of diagnostics and therapeutic Cardiovascular Procedures (Subcommittee on Coronary Angiography). J Am Coll Cardiol 1987; 10(4): 935-950.
17. S. Halliburton Options for reducing patient radiation dose with cardiovascular computed tomography Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 25 2009 153 164
18. G.L. Raff, K.M. Chinnaiyan, D.A. Share, T.Y. Goraya, E.A. Kazerooni, M. Mauro, R.E. Gentry, and A. Abidov Radiation dose from cardiac computed tomography before and after implementation of radiation dose-reduction techniques JAMA 301 22 2009 2340 2348
19. X. Fei, X. Du, P. Li, J. Liao, Y. Shen, and K. Li Effect of dose-reduced scan protocols on cardiac coronary image quality with 64-row MDCT: a cardiac phantom study Eur J Radiol 67 2008 85 91 (Pubitemid 351818232)