Intraindividual Comparison of Dose Reduction and Coronary Calcium Scoring Accuracy Using Kilovolt-independent and Tin Filtration CT Protocols.

Autor:	Zook S; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Tayal B; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Kragholm K; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Abdelkarim O; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Tran D; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Cocker M; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Ramirez-Giraldo JC; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Hallam K; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Sexton C; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Johnson S; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.)., Chang SM; From the Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (S.Z., B.T., K.K., O.A., D.T., C.X., S.J., S.M.C.); Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (O.A.); and CT R&D Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, Pa (M.C., J.C.R.G., K.H.).
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging [Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging] 2024 Jun; Vol. 6 (3), pp. e230246.
DOI:	10.1148/ryct.230246
Abstrakt:	Purpose To investigate the ability of kilovolt-independent (hereafter, kV-independent) and tin filter spectral shaping to accurately quantify the coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and radiation dose reductions compared with the standard 120-kV CT protocol. Materials and Methods This prospective, blinded reader study included 201 participants (mean age, 60 years ± 9.8 [SD]; 119 female, 82 male) who underwent standard 120-kV CT and additional kV-independent and tin filter research CT scans from October 2020 to July 2021. Scans were reconstructed using a Qr36f kernel for standard scans and an Sa36f kernel for research scans simulating artificial 120-kV images. CACS, risk categorization, and radiation doses were compared by analyzing data with analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney test, Bland-Altman analysis, Pearson correlations, and κ analysis for agreement. Results There was no evidence of differences in CACS across standard 120-kV, kV-independent, and tin filter scans, with median CACS values of 1 (IQR, 0-48), 0.6 (IQR, 0-58), and 0 (IQR, 0-51), respectively ( P = .85). Compared with standard 120-kV scans, kV-independent and tin filter scans showed excellent correlation in CACS values ( r = 0.993 and r = 0.999, respectively), with high agreement in CACS risk categorization (κ = 0.95 and κ = 0.93, respectively). Standard 120-kV scans had a mean radiation dose of 2.09 mSv ± 0.84, while kV-independent and tin filter scans reduced it to 1.21 mSv ± 0.85 and 0.26 mSv ± 0.11, cutting doses by 42% and 87%, respectively ( P < .001). Conclusion The kV-independent and tin filter research CT acquisition techniques showed excellent agreement and high accuracy in CACS estimation compared with standard 120-kV scans, with large reductions in radiation dose. Keywords: CT, Cardiac, Coronary Arteries, Radiation Safety, Coronary Artery Calcium Score, Radiation Dose Reduction, Low-Dose CT Scan, Tin Filter, kV-Independent Supplemental material is available for this article. © RSNA, 2024.
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