Department of Cardiology, Takase Clinic, 885-2 Minami-orui, Takasaki 370-0036, Japan.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Apr;200(4):765-70. doi: 10.2214/AJR.12.9037.
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to retrospectively measure and compare estimated radiation doses between consecutive patient cohorts who underwent coronary imaging CT with 64- and 320-MDCT scanners. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Subjects without arrhythmia (n = 4475) underwent imaging with 64-MDCT (n = 770) and 320-MDCT (n = 3705) scanners and were classified into one of five subgroups according to the patient heart rate and the image acquisition strategy. For all patients, image quality was subjectively evaluated using a 3-point scale. Estimated radiation dose and image quality were compared between subjects stratified by CT scanner and by subgroups imaged with each technology. RESULTS. For patients with a heart rate of 60 beats/min or less, the estimated radiation dose was halved (3.8 ± 2.0 vs 7.6 ± 2.6 mSv) when the 320-MDCT scanner (n = 2787) replaced the 64-MDCT scanner (n = 511). For the entire cohort, image quality score was significantly better (2.9 ± 0.4 vs 2.8 ± 0.5; p < 0.0001) and the effective dose was significantly lower (4.9 ± 3.3 vs 9.9 ± 5.4 mSv; p < 0.0001) for 320-MDCT scanners, compared with 64-MDCT scanners. CONCLUSION. Wide area-detector coronary CT angiography protocols have reduced radiation dose, with image quality maintained at the same level, compared with 64-MDCT technologies.
目的。本研究旨在回顾性测量和比较连续接受冠状动脉成像 CT 检查的患者队列之间的估计辐射剂量,这些患者分别使用 64 层和 320 层 MDCT 扫描仪进行检查。
材料和方法。无心律失常患者(n=4475)接受 64-MDCT(n=770)和 320-MDCT(n=3705)扫描,并根据患者心率和图像采集策略将其分为五个亚组之一。所有患者均使用 3 分制主观评估图像质量。比较按 CT 扫描仪和按每种技术成像的亚组分层的患者的估计辐射剂量和图像质量。
结果。对于心率为 60 次/分钟或更低的患者,当 320-MDCT 扫描仪(n=2787)替代 64-MDCT 扫描仪(n=511)时,估计的辐射剂量减半(3.8±2.0 与 7.6±2.6 mSv)。对于整个队列,图像质量评分显著提高(2.9±0.4 与 2.8±0.5;p<0.0001),有效剂量显著降低(4.9±3.3 与 9.9±5.4 mSv;p<0.0001),320-MDCT 扫描仪与 64-MDCT 扫描仪相比。
结论。与 64-MDCT 技术相比,宽探测器冠状动脉 CT 血管造影方案可降低辐射剂量,同时保持相同的图像质量。