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Objective Forward-projected Model-based Iterative Reconstruction SoluTion (FIRST) is a novel reconstruction method. We investigated the improvement in the diagnostic performance for the detection of abnormal late enhancement (LE) in left ventricular myocardium (LVM) using a new-generation 320-slice computed tomography (CT) device with FIRST. Methods This is a retrospective study that included 100 adult patients who underwent cardiac CT including a late phase scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 3 months. The first 50 consecutive patients (first-generation group) underwent first-generation 320-slice CT without FIRST, and the next 50 consecutive patients (second-generation group) underwent second-generation 320-slice CT with FIRST. We compared the diagnostic performance of the first- and second-generation 320-slice CT with FIRST with MRI as a reference standard to detect LE in LVM. Results In the patient-based analysis, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and overall accuracy of detection of LE on CT were 79%, 90%, 92%, 76%, and 84%, respectively, in the first-generation group and 97%, 84%, 91%, 94%, and 92%, respectively, in the second-generation group. The sensitivity was significantly higher in the second-generation group than in the first-generation group (p=0.049). In the segment-based analysis, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and overall accuracy of detection of LE on CT were 69%, 96%, 83%, 92%, and 90%, respectively, in the first-generation group and 87%, 94%, 84%, 95%, and 92%, respectively, in the second-generation group. The sensitivity and negative predictive value were significantly higher in the second-generation group than in the first-generation group (p&lt;0.001 and p=0.016). The contrast-noise ratio was significantly higher in the second-generation group than in the first-generation group (5.6±1.7 vs. 2.8±1.1, p&lt;0.001), and the radiation dose for the assessment of LE on CT was significantly higher in the first-generation group than in the second-generation group (4.7±2.7 mSv vs. 2.3±0.1 mSv, p&lt;0.001). Conclusion The diagnostic performance for the detection of LE in LVM significantly improved with the use of second-generation 320-slice CT and FIRST.

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Improved Diagnostic Performance of New-generation 320-slice Computed Tomography with Forward-projected Model-based Iterative Reconstruction SoluTion for the Assessment of Late Enhancement in Left Ventricular Myocardium