• Br J Radiol · Jun 2016

    Comparative Study

    CT pulmonary angiography: simultaneous low-pitch dual-source acquisition mode with 70 kVp and 40 ml of contrast medium and comparison with high-pitch spiral dual-source acquisition with automated tube potential selection.

    • Johannes Boos, Patric Kröpil, Rotem S Lanzman, Joel Aissa, Christoph Schleich, Philipp Heusch, Lino M Sawicki, Gerald Antoch, and Christoph Thomas.
    • Medical Faculty, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany.
    • Br J Radiol. 2016 Jun 1; 89 (1062): 20151059.

    ObjectiveTo assess the feasibility of a 70-kVp CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) protocol using simultaneous dual-source (SimDS) acquisition mode with 40 ml of contrast medium (CM) and comparison with a high-pitch spiral dual-source (SpiralDS) acquisition protocol with automated tube potential selection (ATPS).MethodsFollowing the introduction of a new 70-kVp/40-ml SimDS-CTPA protocol in December 2014 for all patients with a body mass index (BMI) below 35 kg m(-2), the first 35 patients were retrospectively included in this study and assigned to Group A (BMI: 27 ± 4 kg m(-2), age: 66 ± 15 years). The last 35 patients with a BMI below 35 kg m(-2) who had received SpiralDS-CTPA with ATPS were included for comparison (Group B) (70 ml CM; BMI: 27 ± 4 kg m(-2), age: 68 ± 16 years). Subjective image quality (image quality) was assessed by two radiologists (from 1, non-diagnostic, to 4, excellent). Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), volumetric CT dose index (CTDIvol), dose-length product (DLP) and effective dose were assessed.ResultsAll examinations were of diagnostic image quality. Subjective image quality, SNR and CNR were comparable between Groups A and B (3.7 ± 0.6 vs 3.7 ± 0.5, 14.6 ± 6.0 vs 13.9 ± 3.7 and 12.4 ± 5.7 vs 11.6 ± 3.3, respectively; p > 0.05). CTDIvol, DLP and effective dose were significantly lower in Group A than in Group B (4.5 ± 1.6 vs 7.5 ± 2.1 mGy, 143.3 ± 44.8 vs 278.3 ± 79.44 mGy cm and 2.0 ± 0.6 vs 3.9 ± 1.1 mSv, respectively; p < 0.05).Conclusion70-kVp SimDS-CTPA with 40 ml of CM is feasible and provides diagnostic image quality, while radiation dose and CM can be reduced by almost 50% and 40%, respectively, compared with a SpiralDS-CTPA protocol with ATPS.Advances In Knowledge70-kVp SimDS-CTPA with 40 ml of CM is feasible in patients with a BMI up to 35 kg m(-2) and can help reduce radiation exposure and CM in these patients.

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