| CT of pediatric vascular stents used to treat congenital heart disease. | |
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PMID: 18430838 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to assess the visibility of lumen narrowing of pediatric vascular stents using various CT dose parameters in an in vitro model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten steel stents of varying designs and sizes commonly used in the treatment of congenital heart disease were implanted in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubes and three of the 10 stents were partially obstructed with wax by filling 25% (mild) to 60% (moderate) of the lumen with contrast material. On a 64-MDCT scanner, the stents were scanned at tube voltages (kVp) of 80, 100, and 120 and at tube currents (mA) of 40, 80, 120, and 160. CT measurements of inner-stent diameter, strut thickness, and percent lumen (in-stent) stenoses were compared with biplane fluoroscopy of digital angiography. RESULTS: The stent diameter and percent stenosis on all CT images were consistently smaller than measured on digital angiography but were highly correlated (r = 0.97; p < 0.0001) with improvement as stent diameter increased (93% agreement with digital angiography for 4-mm stent, up to 99% for 25-mm stent; p = 0.001). Moderate stenosis could be assessed better than mild stenosis (99% vs 91% agreement with digital angiography; p = 0.003). Increasing exposure settings improved CT correlation of all measurements for mA up to 120 and kVp up to 100 (98.1% agreement). Higher settings did not improve accuracy (93.9% for 160 mA at 120 kVp; p = 0.03). CONCLUSION: CT is feasible to assess lumen narrowing of pediatric vascular stents at a wide range of tube settings. The study suggests that it is possible to lower the radiation exposure settings without loss in image quality or accuracy in detecting in-stent stenoses. |
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Authors:
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Joachim G Eichhorn; Claudia Jourdan; Sharon L Hill; Subha V Raman; John P Cheatham; Frederick R Long |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AJR. American journal of roentgenology Volume: 190 ISSN: 1546-3141 ISO Abbreviation: AJR Am J Roentgenol Publication Date: 2008 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-04-23 Completed Date: 2008-06-03 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708173 Medline TA: AJR Am J Roentgenol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1241-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA. eichhorn.12@osu.edu |
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Artifacts Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation Child Coronary Angiography Equipment Design Graft Occlusion, Vascular / radiography* Heart Defects, Congenital / radiography*, surgery* Humans Models, Cardiovascular Stents* Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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