Using iodine concentration as a quantitative surrogate for perfusion could enhance the potential role of DECT as a stand-alone modality for integrative imaging of ischemic heart disease. Read more

Compared with SPECT, DECT showed more accurate detection rates for reversible and fixed perfusion defects seen on cMRI, and revealed higher agreement for identifying the type of perfusion defect. Read more

To prospectively determine the best cut-off value of stenosis degree for low-dose CT coronary angiography to predict the hemodynamic significance of coronary artery stenoses compared to catheter angiography using a cardiac MR based approach as standard of reference. Read more

Prospectively ECG-gated CTCA yields similar image quality, performs as accurately as retrospectively ECG-gated CTCA in patients having heart rates Read more

The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the average heart rate and heart rate variability required for diagnostic imaging of the coronary arteries with high-pitch DSCT angiography of the thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta. Read more

However, in patients with heart rate irregularities, MDCT was found to have limitations. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a new DSCT scanner generation with 83 ms temporal resolution in patients without stable sinus rhythm. Read more

To determine the practicability and potential dose saving of an imaging algorithm incorporating a pulsing scheme applying systolic data acquisition at heart rates > 75 bpm. Read more