| Factors influencing delay time and coronary arterial density during coronary angiography with DSCT. | |
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PMID: 21498327 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Background CT angiography (CTA) plays an important role in diagnosing coronary arterial disease. Delay time and density of the coronary arteries related with patient-specific factors are essential for getting an optimal CTA image. Purpose To investigate various factors influencing delay time and coronary arterial density during coronary CTA with dual source CT. Material and Methods One hundred and sixteen consecutive subjects who underwent cardiac DSCT with retrospective ECG-gating were included. Factors including gender, age, height, weight, transversal cardiac diameter (TCD), transversal thoracic diameter (TTD), heart rate (HR), body surface area (BSA = [weight × height/3600](1/2)) and cardiothoracic ratio (CTR = TCD/TTD) were recorded, measured and calculated before administration of contrast media during coronary CT angiography. Delay time was determined as duration from the beginning of the injection to the density in the descending aorta at the level of right main pulmonary artery reaching a threshold of 100 HU. Coronary arterial density was measured at the mid portion of the right coronary artery. Regression analysis and stepwise regression analysis were used to investigate the influence of these factors on delay time and coronary arterial density. Results Delay time decreased with an increasing HR and it was shorter in women than men. Delay time increased with an increasing TCD. Delay time could be predicted by the formula: DT = 16.651-0.110 × HR + 1.902 × gender + 0.394 × TCD (where DT is abbreviation for delay time, gender is 0 for women and 1 for men). Coronary arterial density decreased with an increasing HR and weight. Coronary arterial density could be predicted by the formula: CAD = 923.42-4.099 × HR-3.293 × weight (CAD = coronary arterial density). There was no relationship between the other factors mentioned above and delay time or coronary arterial density. Conclusion Delay time is influenced by HR, gender and TCD. Coronary arterial density also changes with HR and weight. So HR, gender, TCD and weight can be used to adjust flow rate and dosage of contrast media before administration of contrast media during coronary CT angiography. |
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Lijun Tang; Xiaomei Zhu; Yi Xu; Tongfu Yu; Hai Xu; Jinhua Tang; Vikram Dogra; Dehang Wang |
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Title: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) Volume: 52 ISSN: 1600-0455 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Radiol Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-04-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8706123 Medline TA: Acta Radiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 59-63 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. |
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