ArticleEuropean journal of radiology open2025
Photon counting CT improves coronary stent imaging and fat attenuation index assessment across reconstruction modes.
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- In vivo coronary stent evaluation using photon-counting computed tomography: diagnostic performance.European radiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the effect of photon counting CT (PCCT) ultra-high resolution (UHR) mode on coronary stent visualization and fat attenuation index (FAI) assessment in individuals with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: Patients who underwent PCI with stent placement and following coronary CT angiography (CCTA) by using a PCCT system were enrolled during January to August 2024. Simulated energy integrating detector CT (EID-CT) images (0.8 mm) were reconstructed with kernel Bv48, while UHR images (0.2 mm) were reconstructed using kernel Bv60 and Bv72. Objective and subjective image quality, stent-specific FAI and peri-stent FAI was evaluated. Results: A total of 41 patients with 51 isolated stents (69.76 ± 8.75 years; 34 men) were included. Compared to simulated EID-CT, 0.2 mm Bv72 images showed larger in-stent diameters and reduced blooming artifacts (all p < 0.001). Subjective image quality scores for 0.2 mm UHR images were superior to those for simulated EID-CT (all p < 0.01). The stent-specific FAI and peri-stent FAI of 51 isolated stents was lower in the 0.2 mm UHR images than in simulated EID-CT (all p < 0.05). The reconstruction mode of 0.2 mm Bv72 showed the ability of stent-specific FAI and peri-stent FAI to distinguish stents with in-stent restenosis (ISR) < 50 % in diameter from stents without ISR, with cut-off value of -98HU and -99.5HU, respectively. Conclusions: PCCT UHR mode improved the image quality of coronary stents, reduced the FAI values and provided cut-off values based on stent-specific FAI and peri-stent FAI.
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