Trial reportEuropean radiology2018
Triple-rule-out CT angiography using two axial scans with 16 cm wide-detector for radiation dose reduction.
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- Low-dose CT angiography using ASiR-V for potential living renal donors: a prospective analysis of image quality and diagnostic accuracy.European radiology · 2020Trial
- Single-Bolus Sequential Triple-Rule-Out CT Angiography: Image Quality and Radiation Dose on Wide-Area Detector and Dual-Source CT.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- High-pitch free-breathing triple rule-out CT angiography for acute chest pain: a prospective sequential two-cohort comparison of radiation dose and diagnostic image quality.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
- Deep Learning Algorithm-Reconstructed Triple-Rule-Out CT: Image Quality and Performance in Evaluating Coronary Lumen Stenosis.Journal of imaging informatics in medicine · 2026Article
- Sequential Helical-Axial-Helical Triple-Rule-Out CT Angiography: Technical Feasibility and Territory-Specific Image Quality in the Emergency Department.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Wide-Detector CT-Based optimized triple Rule-Out CT angiography for emergency chest pain: reducing contrast and radiation without compromising diagnostic quality.Emergency radiology · 2025Article
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- Management of acute chest pain in the Emergency Department: benefits of coronary computed tomography angiography.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2024Review
- Dedicated CCTA Followed by High-Pitch Scanning versus TRO-CT for Contrast Media and Radiation Dose Reduction: A Retrospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Contrast medium administration with a body surface area protocol in step-and-shoot coronary computed tomography angiography with dual-source scanners.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Clinical Applications of Wide-Detector CT Scanners for Cardiothoracic Imaging: An Update.Korean journal of radiology · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the use of two consecutive axial scans in triple-rule-out (TRO) examination on a 16 cm wide-detector CT for radiation dose reduction. MATERIALS AND
methodsSixty TRO patients were assigned to either study group (Group A, n = 30) or control group (Group B, n = 30). Group A used a two-phasic contrast injection: 25mgI/kg/s for 12 s in 1st and at 3.0 ml/s injection rate for 7 s in 2nd phase. The pulmonary artery, coronary artery and aorta were scanned in succession with two axial scans using smart-coverage technique. Group B used the conventional protocol of scanning pulmonary arteries first in helical, followed by coronary arteries in axial and aorta in helical mode with contrast injection of 25mgI/kg/s for 14 s. All images were reconstructed with 80% ASIR-V. The qualitative and quantitative image assessment and effective dose of the two groups were statistically compared.
resultsThe demographic data and quantitative measurements and qualitative image scores between the two groups were statistically the same (p > 0.05). However, Group A reduced radiation dose by 52% (2.67 ± 0.98 mSv vs. 5.65 ± 1.37 mSv) (p < 0.001).
conclusionUsing two consecutive axial scans in triple-rule-out on a 16 cm wide-detector CT reduces radiation dose while maintaining image quality compared with the conventional TRO protocol. KEY POINTS: • Triple-rule-out can be performed with two-axial scans on a wide-detector CT system. • TRO with two-axial scans maintain image quality compared with conventional protocol. • TRO with two-axial scans reduces 52% radiation dose over conventional protocol.
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