Shilong Tang1, Guanping Zhang2, Zhuo Chen2, Xianfan Liu2, Ling He3. 1. Department of Radiology Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014, China. 2. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China. 3. Department of Radiology Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014, China. 480056@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To investigate the application of prospective ECG-gated multiphase scanning in coronary CT imaging in children with different heart rates. METHODS: In the control group, 160 children aged 2-4 years who underwent a coronary CT examination in our hospital from May 2016 to December 2017 were retrospectively selected. They were divided into five subgroups according to their heart rate frequency: 75-85 beats/min, 86-95 beats/min, 96-105 beats/min, and 106-120 beats/min. There were 40 children in each subgroup. Each child was treated with retrospective ECG-gated scanning technology. Six groups of phase images were reconstructed: 40%, 45%, 50%, 70%, 75% and 80%. The optimal phase was selected for coronary artery reconstruction. In the study group, 240 children aged 2-4 years who underwent coronary artery CT examination in our hospital from January 2018 to May 2019 were prospectively selected and divided into five subgroups according to the heart rate frequency: 75-85 beats/min, 86-95 beats/min, 96-105 beats/min, and 106-120 beats/min. There were 60 children in each subgroup. A prospective ECG-gated multiphase scanning technique was used to reconstruct 70%, 75% and 80% phase images in the subgroups with heart rates < 85/min. In the remaining subgroups, 40%, 45% and 50% phase images were reconstructed, and the optimal phase was selected for coronary artery reconstruction. The scanning parameters, dosage of contrast medium and injection mode of contrast medium were the same in both groups. The radiation dose and image quality of the coronary artery were compared between the two groups at the same heart rate. RESULTS: When comparing the two groups at the same heart rate, the radiation dose in the study group was 72% lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in coronary artery image quality between the two groups at the optimal phase (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Applying prospective ECG-gated multiphase scanning technology to children's coronary CT imaging can significantly reduce the scanning radiation dose without affecting the quality of the coronary artery image.
BACKGROUND: To investigate the application of prospective ECG-gated multiphase scanning in coronary CT imaging in children with different heart rates. METHODS: In the control group, 160 children aged 2-4 years who underwent a coronary CT examination in our hospital from May 2016 to December 2017 were retrospectively selected. They were divided into five subgroups according to their heart rate frequency: 75-85 beats/min, 86-95 beats/min, 96-105 beats/min, and 106-120 beats/min. There were 40 children in each subgroup. Each child was treated with retrospective ECG-gated scanning technology. Six groups of phase images were reconstructed: 40%, 45%, 50%, 70%, 75% and 80%. The optimal phase was selected for coronary artery reconstruction. In the study group, 240 children aged 2-4 years who underwent coronary artery CT examination in our hospital from January 2018 to May 2019 were prospectively selected and divided into five subgroups according to the heart rate frequency: 75-85 beats/min, 86-95 beats/min, 96-105 beats/min, and 106-120 beats/min. There were 60 children in each subgroup. A prospective ECG-gated multiphase scanning technique was used to reconstruct 70%, 75% and 80% phase images in the subgroups with heart rates < 85/min. In the remaining subgroups, 40%, 45% and 50% phase images were reconstructed, and the optimal phase was selected for coronary artery reconstruction. The scanning parameters, dosage of contrast medium and injection mode of contrast medium were the same in both groups. The radiation dose and image quality of the coronary artery were compared between the two groups at the same heart rate. RESULTS: When comparing the two groups at the same heart rate, the radiation dose in the study group was 72% lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in coronary artery image quality between the two groups at the optimal phase (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Applying prospective ECG-gated multiphase scanning technology to children's coronary CT imaging can significantly reduce the scanning radiation dose without affecting the quality of the coronary artery image.
Authors: Jordan Laggoune; Nitesh Nerlekar; Kiran Munnur; Brian Sh Ko; James D Cameron; Sujith Seneviratne; Dennis Tl Wong Journal: J Geriatr Cardiol Date: 2019-07 Impact factor: 3.327