CT Angiography for planning transcatheter aortic valve replacement using automated tube voltage selection: Image quality and radiation exposure

Highlights • TAVR-planning CT was performed with automated tube voltage selection. • Automated tube voltage selection enables individual tube voltage adaptation. • Image quality was diagnostic while radiation exposure was significantly decreased.

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Published in:European journal of radiology 2017-01, Vol.86, p.276-283
Main Authors: Mangold, Stefanie, De Cecco, Carlo N, Schoepf, U. Joseph, Kuhlman, Taylor S, Varga-Szemes, Akos, Caruso, Damiano, Duguay, Taylor M, Tesche, Christian, Vogl, Thomas J, Nikolaou, Konstantin, Steinberg, Daniel H, Wichmann, Julian L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Algorithms
Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery
Automated tube voltage selection
Computed Tomography Angiography - methods
Contrast Media
Coronary Angiography - methods
Dual-source CT
Female
Humans
Male
Pre-procedural CT angiography
Radiation Dosage
Radiation dose reduction
Radiation Exposure
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods
Radiology
Retrospective Studies
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - methods
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Summary:Highlights • TAVR-planning CT was performed with automated tube voltage selection. • Automated tube voltage selection enables individual tube voltage adaptation. • Image quality was diagnostic while radiation exposure was significantly decreased.
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.11.023