Dual-source CT coronary angiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: Comparison with single-source CT

• Published in: European journal of radiology Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 434 - 441
• Main Authors: Wang, Yining, Zhang, Zhuhua, Kong, Lingyan, Song, Lan, Merges, Reto D, Chen, Jiuhong, Jin, Zhengyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.12.2008
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - diagnostic imaging; Coronary angiography; Coronary Angiography - methods; Coronary Artery Disease - complications; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Radiographic Image Enhancement - methods; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; Radiology; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; X-ray computed; Tomography; Coronary angiography; Atrial fibrillation; X-ray computed

Abstract Objective To evaluate the performance of dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) for the visualization of the coronary arteries in a population with atrial fibrillation (AF) compared to single-source CT (SSCT) and to explore the impact of patients’ heart rate (HR) on image quality (IQ) and r...