Prospective ECG-Triggered CT Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation or Accelerated Heart Rates: Feasibility and Image Quality

被引:15
作者
Blanke, Philipp [1 ]
Baumann, Tobias [1 ]
Bulla, Stefan [1 ]
Schaefer, Oliver [1 ]
Kotter, Elmar [1 ]
Langer, Mathias [1 ]
Pache, Gregor [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hosp Freiburg, Dept Diagnost Radiol, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
关键词
atrial fibrillation; CT angiography; dual-source CT; step-and-shoot; thoracic aorta; MULTIDETECTOR ROW CT; COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY; REDUCTION; TIME;
D O I
10.2214/AJR.09.3153
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to prospectively investigate the feasibility and image quality of and to calculate the radiation dose estimates for CT angiography (CTA) of the thoracic aorta in patients with atrial fibrillation or accelerated heart rates using prospective ECG-triggered sequential dual-source data acquisition in end-systole. CONCLUSION. Prospective ECG-gated sequential dual-source CTA of the thoracic aorta is feasible despite heart rates > 80 beats per minute or atrial fibrillation, making motion-free imaging of the thoracic aorta possible at a considerably low radiation dose.
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页码:W111 / W114
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