Dual-region-of-interest bolus-tracking technique for coronary computed tomographic angiography on a 320-row scanner: reduction in the interpatient variability of arterial contrast enhancement

The British Journal of Radiology
Noriyuki KaiYasuyuki Yamashita

Abstract

We compared the effect of a dual-region-of-interest (ROI) bolus-tracking technique on interpatient variability of arterial contrast enhancement with that of the conventional bolus-tracking technique in coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) on a 320-row scanner. This study included 100 patients who underwent coronary CTA using one of two protocols: (1) 50 patients underwent scanning using a conventional single-ROI bolus-tracking technique (P-single) with an ROI placed in the ascending aorta, and (2) 50 patients underwent scanning using a dual-ROI technique (P-dual) with two ROIs placed in the pulmonary trunk and the ascending aorta. CT attenuation in the ascending aorta and coronary arteries, and the interpatient variability were compared between the two scanning protocols. The mean CT attenuation of the ascending aorta and coronary arteries tended to be higher for P-dual than for P-single, but the difference was not significant (p = 0.08-0.30). The interpatient variability of contrast enhancement (SD of the CT attenuation) was significantly smaller for P-dual than for P-single (p < 0.01). The dual-ROI bolus-tracking technique can reduce interpatient variability of arterial contrast enhancement in coronary CTA on a 320...Continue Reading

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