Investigation of temporal resolution required for CT coronary angiography

Kazuya Ohashi; Katsuhiro Ichikawa; Tatsuya Kawai; Yuta Shibamoto

doi:10.1117/12.910467

3 March 2012 Investigation of temporal resolution required for CT coronary angiography

Kazuya Ohashi, Katsuhiro Ichikawa, Tatsuya Kawai, Yuta Shibamoto

Proceedings Volume 8313, Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging; 83132H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910467
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Sub-second multi-detector computed tomography systems (MDCTs) offer great potentials for improving cardiac imaging. However, since the temporal resolution of such CT systems is not sufficient, blurring and artifacts produced by fast cardiac motion are still problematic. The purposes of this study were to investigate the accurate method for measurement of temporal resolution (TR) of the cardiac CT and required TR for obtaining better CT coronary angiography (CTCA). We employed a dual source CT system (Somatom Definition, Siemens), which has various temporal resolution modes (83, 125, and 165 msec) for electro-cardiogram (ECG)-gated scanning. The temporal sensitivity profiles (TSPs) were measured by a new method using temporal impulse generated by metal ball (impulse method). The CTCA images of 200 patients with heart rates (HRs) ranging from 36 to 117 beat per minute (bpm) were visually evaluated using a 4-point scale. The 165-msec TR mode, which is mostly available on recent MDCTs, showed a sufficient image quality only at low HR (≤ 60 bpm) for all 3 arteries. The image quality of 125-msec TR mode was acceptable at low to intermediate HRs (< 80 bpm) for LADs and LCXs, and insufficient for the RCAs in cases with HR more than 71 bpm. The 83-msec TR mode demonstrated excellent image quality except for cases with very quick motion of the RCAs at a high HR (>80 bpm).

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Kazuya Ohashi, Katsuhiro Ichikawa, Tatsuya Kawai, and Yuta Shibamoto "Investigation of temporal resolution required for CT coronary angiography", Proc. SPIE 8313, Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, 83132H (3 March 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910467

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