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Zhao, Lei (Zhao, Lei.) | Bao, Jiaqi (Bao, Jiaqi.) | Guo, Youmin (Guo, Youmin.) | Li, Jianbo (Li, Jianbo.) | Yang, Xiaoguang (Yang, Xiaoguang.) | Lv, Tiegang (Lv, Tiegang.) | Hao, Fen'e (Hao, Fen'e.) | Wang, Zefeng (Wang, Zefeng.) | Yang, Zhenxing (Yang, Zhenxing.) | Liu, Aishi (Liu, Aishi.)

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Atherosclerotic diseases are systemic and patient outcomes depend on comprehensive imaging evaluation. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is a powerful tool used to assess atherosclerosis. However, the scanning protocol is designed for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular imaging, which require considerations into the radiation dose, contrast agent and image quality. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate ultra-low dose one-step CTA for coronary, carotid and cerebral arteries with a low concentration contrast agent. A total of 78 patients were enrolled and randomly divided into two groups: Group A (n=38) and B (n=40). High-pitch CTA for coronary, carotid and cerebral arteries with a tube voltage of 70 or 80 kVp and 40 ml contrast agent (270 mgI/ml) was performed by a 128-slice dual-source CT scanner for group A. Standard high-pitch CTA with a tube voltage of 100 kVp and 60 ml contrast agent (370 mgI/ml) was conducted for group B. The image quality, radiation dose and amount of contrast agent in group A were evaluated and compared with group B. The dose length product for groups A and B was 62.95 +/- 21.54 vs. 160.15 +/- 15.13 mGy cm, respectively (t=-23.157, P<0.001). The mean total iodine content was 10.8 +/- 0 mg for group A and 22.2 +/- 0 mg for group B. In total, 99.4% of the arterial segments could be assessed for the two groups ((2)=0.267, P=0.606). The results revealed that ultra-low dose one-step high-pitch CTA can provide assessable image quality, and minimize the radiation dose and contrast agent.

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computed tomography angiography contrast agent high-pitch scan image quality radiation dose

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  • [ 1 ] [Zhao, Lei; Li, Jianbo; Yang, Xiaoguang; Lv, Tiegang; Hao, Fen'e; Wang, Zefeng; Yang, Zhenxing; Liu, Aishi] Inner Mongolia Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Radiol, 1 Tongdao North St, Hohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia, Peoples R China
  • [ 2 ] [Bao, Jiaqi] Inner Mongolia Peoples Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Hohhot 010020, Inner Mongolia, Peoples R China
  • [ 3 ] [Guo, Youmin] Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Radiol, Xian 710061, Shaanxi, Peoples R China

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EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE

ISSN: 1792-0981

Year: 2019

Issue: 5

Volume: 17

Page: 4167-4175

1 . 7 8 5

JCR@2019

2 . 4 4 7

JCR@2020

ESI Discipline: CLINICAL MEDICINE;

ESI HC Threshold:84

JCR Journal Grade:4

CAS Journal Grade:4

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