Comparison of Coronary CT Angiography Image Quality With and Without Breast Shields

• Published in: American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 200; no. 3; pp. 529 - 536
• Main Authors: Hulten, Edward, Devine, Patrick, Welch, Timothy, Feuerstein, Irwin, Taylor, Allen, Petrillo, Sara, Luncheon, Minnetta, Nguyen, Binh, Villines, Todd C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Breast; Coronary Angiography - methods; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; Middle Aged; Radiation Protection - instrumentation; Radiation Protection - methods; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods

The purpose of this study is to compare the image quality of coronary CT angiography performed with and without breast shields. This study involved a retrospective cohort of 72 women with possible angina who underwent 64-MDCT retrospective ECG-gated coronary CT angiography at a single academic terti...