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

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 684-693

  Sun, Kai ^a   Han, Rui Juan ^a   Ma, Li Jun ^a   Wang, Li Jun ^a   Li, Li Gang ^b   Chen, Jiu Hong ^b  

^a BAOTOU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CT BM Clinic Marketing   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; High heart rates; High pitch dual source CT; Prospectively ECG gated

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DOSE LENGTH PRODUCT; DOSE RESPONSE; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE NOISE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE QUALITY SCORE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON DIAGNOSTIC CORONARY SEGMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSPECTIVELY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM GATED HIGH PITCH SPIRAL ACQUISITION MODE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RETROSPECTIVELY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM GATED SPIRAL ACQUISITION MODE; RR INTERVAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ARTIFACTS; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 84868326896     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.6.684     Document Type: Article

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