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Accuracy of noninvasive coronary stenosis quantification of different commercially available dedicated software packages.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19638840     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the noninvasive quantification of coronary artery stenosis using cardiac software packages and vessel phantoms with known stenosis severity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four different sizes of vessel phantoms were filled with contrast agent and scanned on a 64-slice multidetector computed tomography. Diameter and area stenosis were evaluated by 2 observers blinded from the true measures using 5 different software packages. Measurements were compared with the true measure of the vessel phantoms. The absolute difference in stenosis measurements and intraobserver and interobserver variabilities were assessed. RESULTS: All software packages show a trend toward larger differences for the smaller vessel phantoms. The absolute difference of the automatic measurements was significantly higher compared with that of the manual measurements in all 5 evaluated software packages for all vessel phantoms (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Manual stenosis measurements are significantly more accurate compared with automatic measurements, and therefore, manual adjustments are still essential for noninvasive assessment of coronary artery stenosis.
Authors:
Riksta Dikkers; Tineke P Willems; Gonda J de Jonge; Henk A Marquering; Marcel J W Greuter; Peter M A van Ooijen; Marijke C Jansen van der Weide; Matthijs Oudkerk
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of computer assisted tomography     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1532-3145     ISO Abbreviation:  J Comput Assist Tomogr     Publication Date:    2009 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-29     Completed Date:  2009-08-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7703942     Medline TA:  J Comput Assist Tomogr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  505-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. r.dikkers@rad.umcg.nl
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Contrast Media / diagnostic use
Coronary Angiography / methods*
Coronary Stenosis / radiography*
Models, Cardiovascular*
Observer Variation
Phantoms, Imaging*
Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
Reproducibility of Results
Severity of Illness Index
Software*
Triiodobenzoic Acids / diagnostic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 0/Triiodobenzoic Acids; 92339-11-2/iodixanol

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