Countering Calcium Blooming With Personalized Contrast Media Injection Protocols: The 1-2-3 Rule for Photon-Counting Detector CCTA.

Michael C McDermottThomas SartorettiLion StammenBibi MartensGregor JostHubertus PietschRalf GutjahrBernhard SchmidtThomas G FlohrHatem AlkadhiJoachim E Wildberger

Published in: Investigative radiology (2024)

This study provides a proof-of-concept in an anthropomorphic phantom for a simple pragmatic adaptation of CM injection protocols in coronary CT angiography with PCD-CT. The 1-2-3 rule demonstrates the potential for reducing the effects of calcium blooming artifacts on overall image quality.

Keyphrases

image quality
computed tomography
dual energy
coronary artery disease
ultrasound guided
coronary artery
magnetic resonance
living cells
left ventricular
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement