| Vessel wall calcifications at multi-detector row CT angiography in patients with peripheral arterial disease: effect on clinical utility and clinical predictors. | |
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PMID: 16966479 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To evaluate retrospectively the effect of vessel wall calcifications on the clinical utility of multi-detector row computed tomographic (CT) angiography performed in patients with peripheral arterial disease and to identify clinical predictors for the presence of vessel wall calcifications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was approved by the hospital institutional review board, and informed consent was obtained from all patients. For this study the authors included patients from two randomized controlled trials that measured the costs and effects of diagnostic imaging in patients with peripheral arterial disease. All patients underwent CT angiography and were followed up for 6 months. Clinical utility was measured on the basis of therapeutic confidence (rated on a 10-point scale) in the results of initial CT angiography and the need for additional vascular imaging. Univariable and multivariable logistic and linear regression analysis and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve were used to evaluate the effect of vessel wall calcifications on the clinical utility of CT angiography and the use of patient characteristics to predict the number of calcified segments at CT angiography. RESULTS: A total of 145 patients were included (mean age, 64 years; 70% men). The authors found that the number of calcified segments was a significant predictor of the need for additional imaging (P = .001) and of the confidence scores (P < .001). The number of calcified segments discriminated between patients who required additional imaging after CT angiography and those who did not (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.66; 95% confidence interval: 0.54, 0.77). Age, diabetes mellitus, and cardiac disease were significant predictors of the number of calcified segments in both the univariable and multivariable analyses (P < .05). CONCLUSION: Vessel wall calcifications decrease the clinical utility of CT angiography in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Diabetes mellitus, cardiac disease, and elderly age (older than 84 years) are independently predictive for the presence of vessel wall calcifications. |
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Authors:
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Rody Ouwendijk; Marc C J M Kock; Lukas C van Dijk; Marc R H M van Sambeek; Theo Stijnen; M G Myriam Hunink |
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial Date: 2006-09-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Radiology Volume: 241 ISSN: 0033-8419 ISO Abbreviation: Radiology Publication Date: 2006 Nov |
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Created Date: 2006-10-23 Completed Date: 2006-11-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401260 Medline TA: Radiology Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 603-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Program for the Assessment of Radiological Technology and the Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 50, Room Ee 21-40a, 3015 GE Rotterdam, the Netherlands. |
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Angiography, Digital Subtraction
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methods* Calcinosis / radiography* Costs and Cost Analysis Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Angiography Male Middle Aged Peripheral Vascular Diseases / radiography* ROC Curve Regression Analysis Retrospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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