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ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2020

Prevalence of extracardiac findings in patients undergoing coronary computed tomography and additional low-dose whole-body computed tomography.

Morikatsu Yoshida, Daisuke Utsunomiya, Taihei Inoue, Takeshi Nakaura, Naritsugu Sakaino, Kazunori Harada, Daisuke Sueta, Kenichi Tsujita, Yasuyuki Yamashita

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Morikatsu YoshidaDepartment of Radiology, Amakusa Medical Center, Jikiba, Kameba, Amakusa city, Kumamoto, 863-0046, Japan. y_morikatsu@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0734-264X
Daisuke UtsunomiyaDepartment of Radiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Taihei InoueDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Takeshi NakauraDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Naritsugu SakainoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Amakusa Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kazunori HaradaDepartment of Surgery, Amakusa Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan.
Daisuke SuetaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kenichi TsujitaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Yasuyuki YamashitaTamana Central Hospital, Tamana, Japan.

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purposeIn patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), coexisting extracardiac abnormalities have a major impact on the patient management. This study aimed to evaluate the image quality of whole-body computed tomography (CT) immediately after the coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) and investigate the incidence of extracardiac findings in patients with suspected CAD. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe enrolled 450 patients undergoing whole-body CT at 100 kVp and model-based iterative reconstruction immediately after the coronary CTA (Group A) and retrospectively reviewed 144 control patients who underwent conventional contrast-enhanced CT (120 kVp) with filtered back projection (Group B). We compared the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the aorta and liver and radiation dose between the two groups. Then, we evaluated the prevalence of extracardiac findings in Group A.

resultsCompared with Group B, Group A demonstrated significantly higher aorta and liver SNR and lower radiation dose. In Group A, whole-body CT revealed 229 coexisting lesions in 165 patients, including 32 and 106 cases of oncologic and vascular diseases, respectively.

conclusionAdditional whole-body CT after coronary CTA may provide adequate image quality. Using additional whole-body CT, 36% of patients with suspected CAD had clinically relevant coexisting findings, including malignancy.

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Radiation DosageAgedComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSignal-To-Noise RatioTomography, X-Ray ComputedWhole Body ImagingAtherosclerotic lesionsCoronary computed tomographyExtracardiac findingsOnco-cardiology

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