Evaluation of Retrospective Multisector and Half Scan ECG-Gated Multidetector Cardiac CT Protocols with Moving Phantoms
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
- Vol. 26 (5), 768-776
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-200209000-00018
Abstract
We evaluated independently retrospective half scan and multisector mode manufacturer's protocols and compared them with modified acquisition protocols to determine optimal imaging parameters for cardiac scanning. Data were acquired using two fabricated gated moving phantoms. In half scan mode, the manufacturer's recommended pitch values were compared with adjacent values at different motion rates. In multisector mode, the manufacturer's protocols were compared with ones with different gantry speeds and pitch values at the same motion rates. Weighted CT dose indexes (CTDI) were obtained for all protocols. Gated and reformatted reconstructed images of the moving phantoms were evaluated. In half scan mode, slightly better image quality was observed by lowering the pitch value, but with an increase of 6.3% of the weighted CTDI. Better results were obtained in multisector mode by lowering the pitch value up to 0.2, but with an increase of 14.3% of the weighted CTDI. Optimal images were obtained with the lowest temporal resolution. Gated moving phantom studies offer the advantage of testing acquisition protocols of complex motions and of helping to establish appropriate protocols.Keywords
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