Radiation dose and image quality of 70 kVp functional cardiovascular computed tomography imaging in congenital heart disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Andrew M LesserB Kelly Han

Abstract

The use of cardiac computed tomography (CT) for quantification of ventricular function is limited by relatively high radiation dose. The goal of this study was to describe the radiation exposure and image quality of 70 kVp functional cardiac CT in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). A retrospective review of 70 kVp ECG gated functional CT scans using tube current modulation was performed in CHD patients at a single institution. Quantitative and qualitative (assessed by myocardial segment, 1-4; 1 = optimal) image quality was determined. Per segment image quality was compared between thin (1.5 mm) and thick (8 mm) reconstructions and by patient age and size. Scan DLP was used to estimate radiation dose. 72 scans were performed during the time of review (7/2013-6/2015). Median patient age was 19.5 years (8.0, 27.1) and BMI was 20.1 (16.6, 24.5) kg/m(2). Median functional scan DLP was 78.8 (45.5, 98) and unadjusted and adjusted procedural mSv were 1.10 (0.64, 1.37) and 1.13 (0.90, 1.37). Image quality of 1 was achieved in all myocardial segments in >75% of scans. Patients with a weight ≥75 kg were more likely to have a scan achieve optimal image when using thick reconstructions compared to thin (81.3% vs. 43.8%; p = 0.028...Continue Reading

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May 6, 2020·The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging·Younhee J ChoiVeit Sandfort

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