Advantages of 70-kV CT Angiography for the Visualization of the Adamkiewicz Artery: Comparison with 120-kV Imaging.

S Shimoyama Tatsuya Nishii Y Watanabe Atsushi K Kono K Kagawa Satoru Takahashi K Sugimura

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2017)

Seventy-kilovolt CTA has substantial advantages for the identification of the Adamkiewicz artery before aortic repair, with a significantly lower radiation exposure and superior image quality than 120-kV CTA.

Keyphrases

image quality
computed tomography
dual energy
high resolution
aortic valve
left ventricular
heart failure
coronary artery
fluorescence imaging
photodynamic therapy
atrial fibrillation
contrast enhanced