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High-pitch dual-source CT coronary angiography: systolic data acquisition at high heart rates

Goetti, Robert ; Feuchtner, Gudrun ; Stolzmann, Paul ; Desbiolles, Lotus ; Fischer, Michael ; Karlo, Christoph ; Baumueller, Stephan ; Scheffel, Hans ; Alkadhi, Hatem ; Leschka, Sebastian

In: European Radiology, 2010, vol. 20, no. 11, p. 2565-2571

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    Title
    • High-pitch dual-source CT coronary angiography: systolic data acquisition at high heart rates
    Author
    • Goetti, Robert. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Feuchtner, Gudrun. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Stolzmann, Paul. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Desbiolles, Lotus. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Fischer, Michael. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Karlo, Christoph. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Baumueller, Stephan. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Scheffel, Hans. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Alkadhi, Hatem. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Leschka, Sebastian. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:309698
    Summary
    Objective: To assess the effect of systolic data acquisition for electrocardiography (ECG)-triggered high-pitch computed tomography (CT) on motion artefacts of coronary arteries in patients with high heart rates (HRs). Methods: Eighty consecutive patients (15 women, age 67 ± 14years) with HR ≥70bpm underwent CT angiography of the thoracic aorta (CTA) on 128-slice dual-source CT in ECG-triggered high-pitch acquisition mode (pitch = 3.2) set at 60% (group A, n = 40) or 30% (group B, n = 40) of the RR interval. Two blinded readers graded coronary artery image quality on a three-point scale. Radiation doses were calculated. Results: Inter-observer agreement in grading image quality of the 1,154 coronary segments was good (κ = 0.62). HRs were similar in groups A and B (85 ± 13bpm vs 85 ± 14bpm, p not significant). Significantly fewer coronary segments with non-diagnostic image quality occurred (i.e. score 3) in group B than in group A [2.8% (16/579) vs 8.3% (48/575), p < 0.001]. Seventeen patients (42.5%) of group A and 12 patients (30.0%) of group B had at least one non-diagnostic segment. Effective radiation doses were 2.3 ± 0.3mSv for chest CTA. Conclusion: A systolic acquisition window for high-pitch dual-source CTA in patients with high HRs (≥70bpm) significantly improves coronary artery image quality at a low radiation dose