Abstract
The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy, image quality and radiation dose of prospective electrocardiography (ECG)-triggered coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). We searched databases containing studies of CCTA that used prospective ECG-triggering between 2008 and 2011. The effective dose and image quality reported in each study were analysed and compared between the types of multislice CT scanners. We identified 23 studies through this search, with mean assessable coronary segments and effective dose at 96.8% (95% confidence level [CI] 83%, 100%) and 3.6 mSv (95% CI 2.9, 4.3 mSv), respectively. Both quantitative and qualitative assessments of image quality indicated that image quality was achieved in studies using prospective ECG-triggered CCTA, regardless of the type of CT scanners. The pooled estimates of diagnostic values were more than 90% for patient-, vessel-and segment-based assessments. Prospective ECG-triggered CCTA results in high diagnostic accuracy and image quality, with a significantly low radiation dose.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 15-23 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Singapore Medical Journal |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
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Keywords
- Coronary artery disease
- Coronary CT angiography
- Image quality
- Prospective ECG-triggering
- Radiation dose
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Coronary computed tomography angiography with prospective electrocardiography triggering : A systematic review of image quality and radiation dose. / Sabarudin, Akmal; Sun, Zhonghua; Ng, Kwan Hoong.
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