Influence of tube voltage and heart rate on the Agatston calcium score using an in vitro, novel ECG-gated dual energy reconstruction 320 slice CT technique

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 1:180:218-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.164. Epub 2014 Nov 25.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. Electronic address: nobusada@w8.dion.ne.jp.
² Radiological Department, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.

PMID: 25463370
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.164

No abstract available

Keywords: 320 slice CT; Agatston calcium score; ECG-gated dual energy reconstruction; Heart rate; In vitro; Tube voltage.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
Calcium / metabolism*
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Electrocardiography*
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Multidetector Computed Tomography / methods*

Substances

Calcium