Junichiro Nakagawa1, Osamu Tasaki, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Takeo Azuma, Mitsuo Ohnishi, Isao Ukai, Kenichi Tahara, Hiroshi Ogura, Yasuyuki Kuwagata, Toshimitsu Hamasaki, Takeshi Shimazu. 1. From the *Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka; †Department of Emergency Medicine, Unit of Clinical Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki; ‡Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka; §Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka; ∥Department of Emergency Medical Center, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Hyogo; and ¶Department of Biomedical Statistics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Electrocardiogram-gated imaging combined with multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) has reduced cardiac motion artifacts, but it was not practical in the emergency setting. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of a high-pitch, 128-slice dual-source CT (DSCT) scanner to reduce motion artifacts in patients admitted to the emergency room. METHODS: This study comprised 100 patients suspected of having thoracic aorta lesions. We examined 47 patients with the 128-slice DSCT scanner (DSCT group), and 53 patients were examined with a 64-slice MDCT scanner (MDCT group). Six anatomic areas in the thoracic aorta were evaluated. RESULTS: Computed tomography images in the DSCT group were distinct, and significant differences were observed in images of all areas between the 2 groups except for the descending aorta. CONCLUSIONS: The high-pitch DSCT scanner can reduce motion artifacts of the thoracic aorta and enable radiological diagnosis even in patients with tachycardia and without breath hold.
OBJECTIVES: Electrocardiogram-gated imaging combined with multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) has reduced cardiac motion artifacts, but it was not practical in the emergency setting. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of a high-pitch, 128-slice dual-source CT (DSCT) scanner to reduce motion artifacts in patients admitted to the emergency room. METHODS: This study comprised 100 patients suspected of having thoracic aorta lesions. We examined 47 patients with the 128-slice DSCT scanner (DSCT group), and 53 patients were examined with a 64-slice MDCT scanner (MDCT group). Six anatomic areas in the thoracic aorta were evaluated. RESULTS: Computed tomography images in the DSCT group were distinct, and significant differences were observed in images of all areas between the 2 groups except for the descending aorta. CONCLUSIONS: The high-pitch DSCT scanner can reduce motion artifacts of the thoracic aorta and enable radiological diagnosis even in patients with tachycardia and without breath hold.