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Objective: To investigate a high-pitch spiral first (HPSF) approach for coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in an unselected patient cohort and compare diagnostic yield and radiation exposure to CCTAs acquired via conventional, non-high-pitch spiral first (NHPSF) scan regimes. Materials and Methods: All consecutive patients from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017 were included. Two investigation protocols (HPSF/NHPSF) were used with the aim to achieve diagnostic image quality of all coronary segments. Low-pitch secondary scans followed the initial examination if image quality was unsatisfactory. Dosage and image quality were compared between both regimes. Results: 1410 patients were subject to a HPSF and 236 patients to a NHPSF approach. While the HPSF approach led to a higher fraction of re-scans (35% vs. 11%, p &lt; 0.001), the fraction of aggregate scans that remained non-diagnostic after considering the initial and secondary scan was comparably low for the HPSF and NHPSF approach (0.78 vs. 0%, p = 0.18). Aggregate radiation exposure in the HPSF protocol was significantly lower (1.12 mSv (IQR: 0.73, 2.10) vs. 3.96 mSv (IQR: 2.23, 8.33) p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions: In spite of a higher number of re-scans, a HPSF approach leads to a reduction in overall radiation exposure with diagnostic yields similar to a NHPSF approach.

Radiation Dose and Image Quality of a High-Pitch Prospective Spiral First Approach in Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)