Knowledge-based Iterative Model Reconstruction at Low-kilovoltage (kV) Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)

Kumamoto University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01896674

Kuma1478

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to compare FBP-, hybrid IR-, and IMR techniques to assess their role in the identification of coronary artery disease and abnormalities in cardiac structures.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A BMI of 27 kg/m2 or less and a coronary calcium score of less than 1,000 Agatston units.

Exclusion criteria

• BMI exceeded 27 kg/m2
• renal dysfunction (serum creatinine level > 1.5 mg/dl)
• atrial fibrillation
• prior coronary artery bypass grafting
• heart failure (New York Heart Association class III-IV)