Enhancing diagnostic performance and image quality in coronary CT angiography: Impact of SnapShot Freeze 2 algorithm across varied heart rates in stent patients.
Zhehao WuQijia HanYuying LiangZhijuan ZhengMinyi WuZhu AiKun MaZhiming XiangPublished in: Journal of applied clinical medical physics (2024)
Compared to SSF and STND, SSF2 can enhance the image quality of whole-heart structures and mitigate artifacts of coronary stents. Furthermore, SSF2 has demonstrated a significant improvement in the image quality for patients with a heart rate equal to or higher than 85 bpm.
Keyphrases
- image quality
- heart rate
- computed tomography
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- end stage renal disease
- dual energy
- heart rate variability
- blood pressure
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- machine learning
- atrial fibrillation
- prognostic factors
- deep learning
- peritoneal dialysis
- high resolution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patient reported