ArticleDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)2023
The value of dual-energy computed tomography in the evaluation of myocarditis
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- New imaging techniques and trends in radiology.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2025Review
- Quadruple-Rule-Out Computed Tomography Angiography (QRO-CT): A Novel Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Technique for the Diagnostic Work-Up of Acute Chest Pain.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Utility of cardiac bioenzymes in predicting cardiovascular outcomes in SARS-CoV-2.World journal of virology · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe inflammation of the heart muscle is referred to as acute myocarditis. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has become the primary method for a non-invasive assessment of myocardial inflammation. However, there are several drawbacks of CMR. During the last decade, dual energy computed tomography (DECT) has been used in cardiac imaging. The current study aims to assess the efficacy and feasibility of DECT in acute myocarditis and compare the results to CMR.
methodsThis prospective study included patients who had myocarditis but no coronary artery pathology. Two observers evaluated the patients for acute myocarditis using DECT and CMR. CMR was performed on 22 patients within 24 hours of DECT, which was administered within 12 hours following the onset of chest pain. Inter-observer agreement was tested with Cohen's Kappa coefficient, and Spearman's correlation was used to examine the possible correlations. A P value of <0.050 was accepted as statistically significant.
resultsThe DECT and CMR agreement was significant for transmural diagnoses, excellent for subepicardial and intramyocardial diagnoses, and perfect for nodular and band-like patterns.
conclusionThe findings of this study showed that the dark areas on the color-coded iodine map created with DECT were strongly correlated with CMR in acute cases of myocarditis. In addition, DECT is a robust imaging method that can also be used in the diagnosis of acute myocarditis. Furthermore, it provides information about coronary arteries faster and more reliably than magnetic resonance imaging without any limitations.
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