[Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Feasibility of Prospective Electrocardiography-gated Diastolic Acquisition with a Manual Exposure-termination Technique].

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) was performed in 283 patients with atrial fibrillation (Af) using a prospective electocardiogeaphic gated scanning with a manual exposure-termination technique. When preparatory 5-beat scanning contained at least one RR interval longer than 800 ms, 5-beat diastolic scanning (R+800 ms protocol) was selected. When no RR interval longer than 800 ms was observed, 2-beat scanning starting at end-systolic phase (R+210 ms to R protocol) was chosen.

[Pacemaker-induced Metallic Artifacts in Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: Clinical Feasibility of Single Energy Metal Artifact Reduction Technique].

Background: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in patients with pacemaker suffers from metallic lead-induced artifacts, which often interfere with accurate assessment of coronary luminal stenosis. The purpose of this study was to assess a frequency of the lead-induced artifacts and artifact-suppression effect by the single energy metal artifact reduction (SEMAR) technique.

Methods: Forty-one patients with a dual-chamber pacemaker were evaluated using a 320 multi-detector row CT (MDCT).

[The Minimum Values of (RR-PQ) for High Quality Coronary CT Angiogram in Half, Automatic Patient's Motion Correction (APMC) and Full Reconstruction Using 320-ADCT (0.275 s/r)].

Background: A clear coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can be obtained when temporal resolution (TR) is shorter than slow filling (SF) duration. The SF duration was calculated by the following equation: SF=-443+0.742 (RR-PQ).

Assessment of coronary in-stent restenosis: value of subtraction coronary computed tomography angiography.

In conventional coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), metal artifacts are frequently observed where stents are located, making it difficult to evaluate in-stent restenosis. This study was conducted to investigate whether subtraction CCTA can improve diagnostic accuracy in the evaluation of in-stent restenosis. Subtraction CCTA was performed using 320-row CT in 398 patients with previously placed stents who were able to hold their breath for 25 s and in whom mid-diastolic prospective one-beat scanning was possible.

Subtraction coronary computed tomography in patients with severe calcification.

To investigate the clinical usefulness of subtraction coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) in patients with severe calcification. A 320-row area detector CT system was used in this study. The subjects were 78 patients (47 men and 31 women, 739 years of age) with an Agatston score of >300 who were able to undergo prospective one-beat scanning during a single breath-hold.

[Clinical usefulness of low tube current scanning with full reconstruction and automatic patient motion correction (APMC) reconstruction in a prospective ECG-gated coronary CT angiography using 320-row area detector CT].

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to validate the clinical usefulness of Advanced Patient Motion Correction (APMC) reconstruction when motion artifacts were observed in a prospective ECG-gated coronary CT angiography (CCTA), which was acquired by low tube current scanning with full reconstruction using 320-row area detector CT (0.275 s/rot.).