Towards reference values of pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation: impact of coronary artery and tube voltage in coronary computed tomography angiography.
Runlei MaDaan TiesMarly van AssenGert Jan PelgrimGrigory SidorenkovPeter M A van OoijenPim van der HarstRandy van DijkRozemarijn VliegenthartPublished in: European radiology (2020)
• In patients without plaque on cCTA, PCATMA differs slightly by coronary artery (LAD, LCX, RCA). • Tube voltage of cCTA affects PCATMA measurement, with mean PCATMA increasing linearly with increasing kV. • For longitudinal cCTA analysis of PCATMA , the use of equal kV setting is strongly recommended.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- pulmonary artery
- adipose tissue
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- image quality
- type diabetes
- magnetic resonance imaging
- heart failure
- cross sectional
- magnetic resonance
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation
- skeletal muscle
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- contrast enhanced