Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic value of monochromatic and material decomposition (MD) dual- energy computed tomography (DECT) imaging for the evaluation of ischemia.
METHODS: Patients with suspected coronary artery disease underwent rest-stress DECT and SPECT perfusion imaging. DECT images were reconstructed between 40 and 140keV and through MD of iodine/muscle.
RESULTS: MD and monochromatic imaging had a sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive, positive predictive value, and accuracy of 89%, 40%, 67%, 73% and 71%; and 91%, 67%, 67%, 91% and 86%, respectively (p=0.05).
CONCLUSION: DECT using monochromatic energy displayed a non-significantly higher diagnostic accuracy for myocardial ischemia as compared with DECT MD.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical imaging |
Volume | 50 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jul 2018 |
Keywords
- Journal Article