Image Quality and Radiation Exposure With Prospectively ECG-Triggered Axial Scanning for Coronary CT Angiography
Author(s) -
Jörg Hausleiter,
Tanja Meyer,
Eugenio Martuscelli,
Pietro Spagnolo,
Hiroaki Yamamoto,
Patrícia Carrascosa,
Thomas Anger,
Lukas Lehmkuhl,
Hatem Alkadhi,
Stefan Martinoff,
Martin Hadamitzky,
Franziska Hein,
Bernhard Bischoff,
Miriam Kuse,
Albert Schömig,
Stephan Achenbach
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.12.017
Subject(s) - medicine , image quality , nuclear medicine , helical scan , radiation dose , radiology , clinical endpoint , coronary angiography , effective dose (radiation) , tomography , angiography , randomized controlled trial , image (mathematics) , myocardial infarction , artificial intelligence , magnetic tape , tape recorder , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering
The purpose of this study was to evaluate image quality and radiation dose using a prospectively electrocardiogram (ECG)-triggered axial scan protocol compared with standard retrospective ECG-gated helical scanning for coronary computed tomography angiography.
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