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Li J, Wang F, Yi F, Ma J, Lin Z. Fractal Analysis of the Fracture Evolution of Freeze-Thaw Damage to Asphalt Concrete. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E2288. [PMID: 31319509 PMCID: PMC6678352 DOI: 10.3390/ma12142288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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AC (asphalt concrete)-13, as the main material used in pavement construction, has been applied widely in seasonal frozen areas. In order to understand the fracture mechanism in the freeze-thaw (F-T) damage process, the mesoscale structure of AC-13 is obtained by computed tomography (CT). The fractal dimension of cracks is used as a damage evaluation index. Most previous studies have only focused on the fractal dimensions of whole cracks, while ignoring the fractal tectonic process and the self-similarity degree of a single fracture. Therefore, in this study, the intrinsic mechanism of fractures and damage were investigated. In addition, the critical crack stress and fracture toughness models of a single fracture in a freeze-thaw damage process are established for AC-13. The results indicate that in terms of the critical crack stress and fracture toughness, with the increase of F-T times, there is an obvious decreasing trend. The fracture model can effectively describe the fracture toughness calculated by ABAQUS in the process of freeze-thaw cycles.
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- Jun Li
- School of Civil Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang 110168, China
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- School of Transportation Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang 110168, China.
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- College of Architecture and Transportation, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China
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- BIM (Building Information Modeling) Research Center, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang 110168, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang 110168, China
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Sharma A, Einstein AJ, Vallakati A, Arbab-Zadeh A, Mukherjee D, Lichstein E. Meta-analysis of global left ventricular function comparing multidetector computed tomography with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Am J Cardiol 2014; 113:731-8. [PMID: 24355312 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We compare the diagnostic accuracy of multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) for evaluating global left ventricular function. We systematically searched PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, Scopus, and the Web of Science databases for studies published between 1966 to January 2013 that compared left ventricle (LV) volumes, ejection fraction (EF) and LV mass measured by MDCT and CMR. We performed meta-analyses and used random-effects model with inverse variance weighting test to determine the overall bias and limits of agreement of LV end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume, stroke volume, and EF measured by MDCT and CMR. Furthermore, subgroup analyses were performed to compare 16-slice and 64-slice MDCT with CMR. Two study authors independently reviewed the 90 articles originally identified and selected 27 studies (n = 831) for analysis. Excellent correlation and a linear relation were seen between MDCT and CMR for LV end-diastolic volume (r = 0.93; p <0.001), LV end-systolic volume (r = 0.95; p <0.001), LV stroke volume (r = 0.85; p <0.001), LV ejection fraction (r = 0.93; p <0.001), and LV mass (r = 0.86; p <0.001). Subgroup analyses showed strong positive correlations for both 16- and 64-slice MDCT. In conclusion, although not the first-line test for LV function assessment in most patients, when appropriate, retrospectively gated MDCT provides an accurate and valid assessment of LV function compared with CMR.
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- Abhishek Sharma
- Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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Incremental value of color coding in 3D volume rendered CT images for interpretation of complex cardiothoracic vascular malformations. Int J Cardiol 2013; 168:4692-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mandry D, Ganne P, Tissier S, Baumann C, Laurent V, Régent D. [Comparison of 2D and 3D techniques in the evaluation of global ventricular function on multidetector-row CT]. JOURNAL DE RADIOLOGIE 2008; 89:1935-1940. [PMID: 19106852 DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(08)74790-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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PURPOSE To compare two methods of post processing cardiac CT data to measure global ventricular function. Materials and methods. Retrospective study where three readers measured the end-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV) and ejection fraction (EF) of the right (n=22) and left (n=44) ventricles, using a 2D method (extrapolated volumetric method, EVM) and a 3D method (direct volumetric method, DVM) after cardiac CT with retrospective ECG gating. Inter- and intraobserver agreement were calculated based on the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with 95% confidence interval (CI95%), and results obtained with each method were compared using the student t test for paired samples. RESULTS Inter- and intraobserver reproducibility were very good for both methods, with ICC ranging between 0.694 and 0.992, without significant difference. For the left ventricle, EDV, ESV and EF were 16653 ml, 8351 ml and 5415% for DVM et de 20361 ml, 11558 ml and 4613% for EVM respectively. Right ventricular values were 15247 ml, 7534 ml, 5013% and 17253 ml, 9940 ml, 439% (p<0,0001). CONCLUSION The very good inter- and intraobserver reproducibility for both methods validate their use in clinical practice. Volume measurements with DVM are always inferior to volumes with EDM, with inverse relationship for EF measurements.
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- D Mandry
- INSERM, ERI13 IADI, 54000 Nancy, France.
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Juergens KU, Seifarth H, Range F, Wienbeck S, Wenker M, Heindel W, Fischbach R. Automated Threshold-Based 3D Segmentation Versus Short-Axis Planimetry for Assessment of Global Left Ventricular Function with Dual-Source MDCT. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2008; 190:308-314. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.07.2283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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- Kai Uwe Juergens
- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48149 Muenster, Germany
- Department of Radiology, Asklepios Clinic Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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Boll DT, Bossert AS, Aschoff AJ, Hoffmann MH, Gilkeson RC. Synergy of MDCT and Cine MRI for the Evaluation of Cardiac Motility. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006; 186:S379-86. [PMID: 16714612 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.04.1781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to validate the feasibility of the synergistic use of cardiac MR and CT data sets for ventricular motility analysis and to correlate measurement variability with underlying heart rate. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty patients underwent concurrent ECG-gated MDCT and MRI for evaluation of ventricular motility, expressed as ventricular wall thickening and motion. Initially, individual measurement repetition series were analyzed by determining intraobserver variability and detecting intraobserver bias related to heart rates. Subsequently, absolute measurement differences of CT or MR data were statistically evaluated. Finally, absolute measurement differences were correlated with underlying heart rates by curve estimation regression. RESULTS Analysis of measurement reproducibility proved that data variability was dependent on only the anatomic localization of the analyzed ventricular segment, not on the imaging technique used or underlying heart rate, in normofrequent patients. Comparing MR and CT image data sets, no statistically significant differences were identified when ventricular motility was evaluated based on data sets of either imaging technique in normofrequent patients. Tachycardic frequencies, above 100 beats per minute, led to exponential error propagation due to insufficient temporal resolution of the current CT technology. CONCLUSION This study proved that cardiac motility assessment based on ECG-gated CT and MR data sets resulted in comparable ventricular function results for normofrequent patients; however, the high spatial resolution of cardiac MDCT cannot compensate for the lack of temporal resolution in patients with tachycardia, thus emphasizing the necessity of reporting ventricular motility analysis results in combination with heart rate to allow consideration of this possible cause for measurement variation.
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- Daniel T Boll
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Montaudon M, Laffon E, Berger P, Corneloup O, Latrabe V, Laurent F. Measurement of cardiac ventricular volumes using multidetector row computed tomography: comparison of two- and three-dimensional methods. Eur Radiol 2006; 16:2341-9. [PMID: 16609861 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0222-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2004] [Revised: 12/14/2005] [Accepted: 02/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study compared a three-dimensional volumetric threshold-based method to a two-dimensional Simpson's rule based short-axis multiplanar method for measuring right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) volumes, stroke volumes, and ejection fraction using electrocardiography-gated multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) data sets. End-diastolic volume (EDV) and end-systolic volume (ESV) of RV and LV were measured independently and blindly by two observers from contrast-enhanced MDCT images using commercial software in 18 patients. For RV and LV the three-dimensionally calculated EDV and ESV values were smaller than those provided by two-dimensional short axis (10%, 5%, 15% and 26% differences respectively). Agreement between the two methods was found for LV (EDV/ESV: r=0.974/0.910, ICC=0.905/0.890) but not for RV (r=0.882/0.930, ICC=0.663/0.544). Measurement errors were significant only for EDV of LV using the two-dimensional method. Similar reproducibility was found for LV measurements, but the three-dimensional method provided greater reproducibility for RV measurements than the two-dimensional. The threshold value supported three-dimensional method provides reproducible cardiac ventricular volume measurements, comparable to those obtained using the short-axis Simpson based method.
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- M Montaudon
- Unité d'Imagerie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, avenue de Magellan, 33600, Pessac, France.
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Mühlenbruch G, Das M, Hohl C, Wildberger JE, Rinck D, Flohr TG, Koos R, Knackstedt C, Günther RW, Mahnken AH. Global left ventricular function in cardiac CT. Evaluation of an automated 3D region-growing segmentation algorithm. Eur Radiol 2005; 16:1117-23. [PMID: 16372162 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-0079-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2005] [Revised: 10/30/2005] [Accepted: 11/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The purpose was to evaluate a new semi-automated 3D region-growing segmentation algorithm for functional analysis of the left ventricle in multislice CT (MSCT) of the heart. Twenty patients underwent contrast-enhanced MSCT of the heart (collimation 16 x 0.75 mm; 120 kV; 550 mAseff). Multiphase image reconstructions with 1-mm axial slices and 8-mm short-axis slices were performed. Left ventricular volume measurements (end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume, ejection fraction and stroke volume) from manually drawn endocardial contours in the short axis slices were compared to semi-automated region-growing segmentation of the left ventricle from the 1-mm axial slices. The post-processing-time for both methods was recorded. Applying the new region-growing algorithm in 13/20 patients (65%), proper segmentation of the left ventricle was feasible. In these patients, the signal-to-noise ratio was higher than in the remaining patients (3.2+/-1.0 vs. 2.6+/-0.6). Volume measurements of both segmentation algorithms showed an excellent correlation (all P<or=0.0001); the limits of agreement for the ejection fraction were 2.3+/-8.3 ml. In the patients with proper segmentation the mean post-processing time using the region-growing algorithm was diminished by 44.2%. On the basis of a good contrast-enhanced data set, a left ventricular volume analysis using the new semi-automated region-growing segmentation algorithm is technically feasible, accurate and more time-effective.
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- Georg Mühlenbruch
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany.
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Heuschmid M, Rothfuss JK, Schroeder S, Fenchel M, Stauder N, Burgstahler C, Franow A, Kuzo RS, Kuettner A, Miller S, Claussen CD, Kopp AF. Assessment of left ventricular myocardial function using 16-slice multidetector-row computed tomography: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography. Eur Radiol 2005; 16:551-9. [PMID: 16215736 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-0015-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2005] [Revised: 07/07/2005] [Accepted: 08/18/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess functional parameters using multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) and echocardiography and to compare the results with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS End-diastolic-volume (EDV), end-systolic-volume (ESV), stroke-volume (SV), ejection-fraction (EF), and myocardial mass (MM) were calculated based on CT data sets from 52 patients. Echocardiography was performed in 24 of the 52 patients. The results from MDCT and echocardiography were compared with MRI. RESULTS A strong correlation between MDCT and MRI (r=0.66-0.90) was found for all parameters. Echocardiography revealed a low or moderate correlation (0.05-0.59). Compared to MRI the average differences with MDCT were for EDV 15.1 ml, ESV 10.6 ml, SV 4.5 ml, EF 1.8%, and MM 8.2 g, for EDV determined by echocardiography 36.2 ml, ESV 6.8 ml, and EF 13.9%. Bland-Altman analysis revealed acceptable limits of agreement between MRI and MDCT. CONCLUSIONS MDCT enables reliable quantification of left ventricular function. Echocardiography was found to have only a moderate agreement of functional parameters with MRI.
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- Martin Heuschmid
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72070, Tübingen, Germany.
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Juergens KU, Fischbach R. Left ventricular function studied with MDCT. Eur Radiol 2005; 16:342-57. [PMID: 16132917 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-2888-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2005] [Accepted: 07/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Accurate determination of left ventricular (LV) myocardial function is fundamental for clinical diagnosis, risk stratification, and estimation of prognosis in patients with ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Primarily, multi-detector-row spiral CT (MDCT) of the heart aimed at detecting coronary artery obstruction and cardiac morphology. Multiple studies have demonstrated that retrospectively, ECG-gated MDCT determination of LV volumes and consequently global LV function parameters is feasible in good agreement with established imaging modalities such as cineventriculography, echocardiography, and cine magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). Post-processing tools allow fast and semi-automatic determination of LV function parameters from MDCT data in analogy to known CMR evaluation approaches. Although MDCT is not considered to be first-line modality for LV function assessment, this technique provides accessory dynamic information in patients undergoing MDCT coronary angiography, contributing to combined assessment of cardiac morphology and function without need of additional radiation exposure. MDCT regional LV wall motion analysis at rest is feasible, but further improvement in temporal resolution seems mandatory to match results obtained from competing modalities. This paper will discuss the diagnostic potential of MDCT for assessment of LV function with regards to accuracy and clinical applications, as well as limitations, particularly in comparison with CMR as modality of reference.
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- Kai Uwe Juergens
- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Germany.
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This study sought to validate different software applications for cardiac function analysis using ECG-gated CT and MR datasets in correlation with underlying heart rate. Ten patients and a set of ventricular phantoms underwent concurrent multislice-CT and cine-MR imaging for evaluation of cardiac function. Datasets from both imaging modalities were evaluated utilizing 2 volumetric analysis tools to determine left ventricular volume and mass. Initially, intraobserver measurement variability was assessed. Detected measurement variability was correlated with underlying absolute magnitude of cardiac volumes and masses. Subsequently, results were statistically evaluated by determining significant data variability depending on imaging modality and choice of evaluation software. Finally, the data variability was correlated with underlying heart rates. This study showed that all analyzed datasets uniformly presented intraobserver variations below 2%, and variability was not related to the magnitude of measurement. Significant measurement accuracy was proven in all calculated parameters obtained from the cardiac phantoms. Acquired patient datasets and calculated functional parameters showed significant data homogeneity, with measurement variability coefficients ranging from 0.935-0.955. CT datasets showed maximal data variability at heart rates below 60 BpM. MR datasets showed maximal data variability at heart rates above 90 BpM. In conclusion, CT and MR datasets allowed an interchangeable utilization of volumetric analysis tools. However, reliable volumetric analysis was limited to an optimal range of cardiac rates for each modality, thus emphasizing the necessity of reporting volumetric measurement results in combination with heart rate to allow for consideration of this possible cause for measurement variation.
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- Daniel T Boll
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5056, USA.
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Marten K, Funke M, Rummeny EJ, Engelke C. Electrocardiographic assistance in multidetector CT of thoracic disorders. Clin Radiol 2005; 60:8-21. [PMID: 15642288 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2004.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2003] [Revised: 02/27/2004] [Accepted: 03/03/2004] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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ECG-synchronized multislice spiral CT (MSCT) allows a significant reduction of cardiac motion artefacts and as a result a virtually artefact-free display of intrathoracic structures. With their advantages in imaging geometry and continuous spiral image acquisition multislice CT scanners provide superior image quality and spatial resolution in these patients. Possible clinical applications for ECG assistance in MSCT include CT angiography of the coronary arteries, functional cardiac CT imaging and imaging of the cardiac valves, CT angiography of the aorta or pulmonary vascular tree as well as ECG-gated imaging of the lung parenchyma. Prospective ECG triggering and retrospectively ECG-gated image reconstruction comprise the technical corsage for reduction of pulsation artefacts in cardiac and other thoracic CT applications. In addition the development of time-optimised reconstruction algorithms for retrospective cardiac gating in 8- and 16 slice spiral CT scanners have enabled further improvements in temporal resolution. This overview describes the technique, its clinical indications and the merits of electrocardiographic assistance in MSCT of chest disorders.
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- K Marten
- Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University, Munich, Germany.
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Koch K, Oellig F, Oberholzer K, Bender P, Kunz P, Mildenberger P, Hake U, Kreitner KF, Thelen M. Assessment of right ventricular function by 16-detector-row CT: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging. Eur Radiol 2004; 15:312-8. [PMID: 15565315 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-004-2543-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2004] [Revised: 10/04/2004] [Accepted: 10/07/2004] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine right ventricular (RV) function from 16-detector-row CT by using two different software tools in comparison with MRI. Nineteen patients underwent cardiac CT. (1) With semiautomated contour detection software end-diastolic and end-systolic RV volumes were determined from short-axis CT reformations (MPR) created at every 10% of the RR-interval. (2) End-systolic and end-diastolic axial images were transformed to 3D to determine the volumes by using a threshold-supported reconstruction algorithm. Steady-state free-precession cine-MRI of the heart was done in short-axis orientation. RV function could not be analyzed in one patient because of sternal wire artifacts in MRI. Mean end-diastolic (155.4+/-54.6 ml) and end-systolic (79.1+/-37.0 ml) RV volumes determined with MPR correlated well with MRI [151.9+/-53.7 ml (r=0.98) and 75.0+/-36.0 ml (r=0.96), respectively (P<0.001)]. RV stroke volume (76.2+/-20.2 ml for MPR-CT, 76.9+/-20.7 ml for MRI, r=0.93) showed a good correlation and RV ejection fraction (50.8+/-8.4% for MPR-CT, 51.9+/-7.4% for MRI, r=0.74) only a moderate one. Threshold supported 3D reconstructions revealed insufficient correlations with MRI (r=0.31-0.59). MPR-based semiautomated analysis of cardiac 16 detector-row CT allows for RV functional analysis. The results correlate well with MRI findings. Threshold value-supported 3D reconstructions did not show satisfying results because of inhomogeneities of RV contrast enhancement.
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- K Koch
- Department of Radiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
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