ArticlePolish journal of radiology2020
Image quality and radiation exposure with low-contrast-dose computed tomography angiography of the lower extremities.
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- Feasibility of 80-kVp CTA with reduced iodine contrast in chronic limb-threatening ischemia.Medicine · 2026Article
- Low-iodine 40-keV virtual monoenergetic CT angiography of the lower extremities.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Lower extremity CT angiography in peripheral arterial disease: from the established approach to evolving technical developments.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2021Review
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Abstract
introductionMultidetector computed tomography is the reference standard for the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The aim of this study is to optimise the image quality of computed tomography (CT) scanning for the diagnosis of PAD with the lowest possible radiation and contrast volume. MATERIAL AND
methodsSeventy-two patients were referred for evaluation of suspected PAD with CT angiography. Patients were randomly assigned to an optimise care dose of kVp - group A,
resultA total of 16 cases of PAD (22.2%) were found in the evaluated of subjects (10 in group A, and six in group B).All PAD cases were detected by the two readers. There was no significant difference in the size or location of the PAD between the two groups; the average image noise was 19 HU for group A and 16 HU for group B. The difference was not statistically significant (
conclusionsAll patients were evaluated by lower extremities CTA protocol allowing similar image quality to be achieved in both groups, with optimised care dose for both protocols, and contrast volume was reduced by 40% in the new protocol group compared to the conventional protocol group.
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