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Vol. 57. Issue 5.
Pages 412-418 (September - October 2015)
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Vol. 57. Issue 5.
Pages 412-418 (September - October 2015)
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High pitch CT in triple rule-out studies: Radiation dose and image quality compared to multidetector CT
Tomografía computarizada de pitch alto en estudios de triple descarte: dosis de radiación y calidad de la imagen comparada con la de la tomografía computarizada multidetector
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A. Fernández del Valle
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, C. Delgado Sánchez-Gracián, R. Oca Pernas, A. Grande Astorquiza, A. Bustos Fiore, C. Trinidad López, G. Tardáguila de la Fuente
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital POVISA, Vigo, Spain
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Objective

To compare the image quality and radiation dose from high pitch dual source CT (128-DSCT) vs. those from retrospective acquisition with 64-row multidetector CT (64-MDCT) in triple rule-out studies.

Material and methods

We retrospectively studied 60 patients with acute chest pain: 30 with a retrospective EKG acquisition with 64-MDCT and 30 with high pitch 128-DSCT. We quantitatively analyzed the image quality by calculating the vascular density, muscular density (DM), noise, vascular density/noise ratio (VDNR), and contrast/noise ratio (CNR). We qualitatively evaluated the artifacts in the vena cava, aorta, and coronary arteries. We estimated the effective dose (ED) of radiation by means of the dose-length product.

Results

There were no significant differences between 128-DSCT and 64-MDCT in the vascular density. The VDNR and CNR were higher on 128-DSCT than on 64-MDCT in the aorta (VDNR: 28.9±11.7 vs. 20±5.5; CNR: 24.4±10.9 vs. 16.8±5.4; P<.01), in the pulmonary arteries (VDNR: 25.5±10 vs. 20.6±6.5; CNR: 24.5±5.4 vs. 17.4±6.4; P<.01), and in the coronary arteries (VDNR: 25.9±8.2 vs. 18.9±4.9; CNR: 24.9±8.2 vs. 15.6±4.6; P<.01). There were fewer artifacts in the coronary arteries on 128-DSCT than on 64-MDCT (3 vs. 34 nondiagnostic segments; P<.001), and the ED in 128-DSCT was lower than in 64-MDCT (13.77±4 vs. 2.77±0.6mSv; P<.001).

Conclusion

In triple rule-out studies, high pitch 128-DSCT delivers a lower dose of radiation and provides better image quality than retrospective acquisition with 64-MDCT.

Keywords:
Chest pain
Radiation dose
Computed tomography
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Objetivo

Comparar la calidad de imagen y dosis de radiación de la TC de doble fuente (128-TCDF) con pitch alto y la adquisición retrospectiva con TC de 64 filas de detectores (64-TCMD) en estudios de triple descarte.

Material y métodos

Estudiamos retrospectivamente 60 pacientes con dolor torácico agudo: 30 con una adquisición ECG-retrospectiva con 64-TCMD y 30 con 128-TCDF y pitch alto. Analizamos cuantitativamente la calidad de la imagen calculando la densidad vascular (DV), densidad muscular (DM), ruido y cocientes densidad vascular/ruido (CDVR) y contraste/ruido (CCR). Valoramos cualitativamente los artefactos en la vena cava, aorta y coronarias. Calculamos la dosis de radiación efectiva estimada (DRE) con el producto dosis-longitud.

Resultados

No hubo diferencias significativas en la DV. Con 128-TCDF los CDVR y CCR fueron mayores en la aorta (CDVR: 28,9±11,7 y 20±5,5; CCR: 24,4±10,9 y 16,8±5,4; p<0,01), arterias pulmonares (CDVR: 25,5±10 y 20,6±6,5; CCR: 24,5±5,4 y 17,4±6,4; p<0,01) y coronarias (CDVR: 25,9±8,2 y 18,9±4,9; CCR: 24,9±8,2 y 15,6±4,6; p<0,01). Los artefactos coronarios (3 y 34 segmentos no diagnósticos p<0,001) y la DRE (13,77±4 y 2,77±0,6mSv; p<0,001) fueron menores con 128-TCDF.

Conclusión

El pitch alto en el triple descarte disminuye la dosis de radiación y mejora la calidad de la imagen con respecto a la adquisición retrospectiva con 64-TCMD.

Palabras clave:
Dolor torácico
Dosis de radiación
Tomografía computarizada

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