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- Title
Detection of coronary artery calcification with nontriggered computed tomography of the chest.
- Authors
Pelandré, Gustavo Lemos; Pereira Sanches, Nathália Martins; Nacif, Marcelo Souto; Marchiori, Edson
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of visual analysis and of the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in nontriggered computed tomography (CT), in comparison with that of the CAC score in electrocardiogram-triggered CT, in identifying coronary calcification. Materials and Methods: A total of 174 patients for whom CT was indicated for CAC scoring underwent nontriggered and triggered CT in a 64-channel multislice scanner, in a single session without a change in position. The images were interpreted by a radiologist with seven years of experience in thoracic and cardiovascular radiology. The measurement of coronary calcium was carried out by three methods: CAC score with dedicated software in nontriggered CT, CAC score with dedicated software in triggered CT and visual analysis without dedicated software in nontriggered CT. Results: In nontriggered CT, the CAC score presented an accuracy of 95.98% (95% CI: 91.93-98.04). The visual analysis showed an accuracy of 97.13% (95% CI: 93.45-98.77). Conclusion: Nontriggered CT showed excellent accuracy in the identification and exclusion of coronary calcification, either the CAC score was determined with dedicated software or through visual analysis.
- Subjects
CORONARY disease; DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTED tomography; CARDIOVASCULAR disease diagnosis
- Publication
Radiologia Brasileira, 2018, Vol 51, Issue 1, p8
- ISSN
0100-3984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0100-3984.2016.0181