Recommendations for accurate CT diagnosis of suspected acute aortic syndrome (AAS)—on behalf of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (BSCI)/British …

V Vardhanabhuti, E Nicol… - The British Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Accurate and timely assessment of suspected acute aortic syndrome is crucial in this life-
threatening condition. Imaging with CT plays a central role in the diagnosis to allow …

Iodine concentration and optimization in computed tomography angiography: current issues

L Faggioni, M Gabelloni - Investigative Radiology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Computed tomography (CT) technology has seen a dramatic evolution in the recent past that
has deeply changed the face of this diagnostic modality. Since the early days of helical …

An image-based approach for the estimation of arterial local stiffness in vivo

S Celi, E Gasparotti, K Capellini, F Bardi… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The analysis of mechanobiology of arterial tissues remains an important topic of research for
cardiovascular pathologies evaluation. In the current state of the art, the gold standard to …

Optimization of computed tomography angiography protocols for follow-up type B aortic dissection patients by using 3D printed model

CA Wu, A Squelch, S Jansen, Z Sun - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a life-saving therapy for type B aortic
dissection (TBAD). However, surveillance computed tomography (CT) scans in post-TEVAR …

Diagnostic value of iterative reconstruction algorithm in low kV CT angiography (CTA) with low contrast medium volume for transcatheter aortic valve implantation …

CR Talei Franzesi, D Ippolito, L Riva… - The British Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To evaluate image quality and radiation dose exposure of low-kV (100 kV) and
low contrast medium (CM) volume CT angiography (CTA) in patients candidate to …

Assessment of optimization of computed tomography angiography protocols for follow-up type B aortic dissection patients by using a 3D-printed model

CA Wu, A Squelch, Z Sun - Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the optimal computed tomography angiography (CTA)
scanning protocols in patients with aortic dissection following thoracic endovascular aortic …

Dual energy CT angiography of peripheral arterial disease: feasibility of using lower contrast medium volume

A Almutairi, Z Sun, A Poovathumkadavi, T Assar - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objective One of the main drawbacks associated with Dual Energy Computed Tomography
Angiography (DECTA) is the risk of developing contrast medium-induced nephropathy …

Deep learning-based image reconstruction for CT angiography of the aorta

A Heinrich, F Streckenbach, E Beller, J Groß… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
To evaluate the impact of a novel, deep-learning-based image reconstruction (DLIR)
algorithm on image quality in CT angiography of the aorta, we retrospectively analyzed 51 …

Computed tomography angiography of the aorta—optimization of automatic tube voltage selection settings to reduce radiation dose or contrast medium in a …

A Euler, T Taslimi, M Eberhard, A Kobe… - Investigative …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the image quality of low-kV protocols with
optimized automatic tube voltage selection (ATVS) settings to reduce either radiation dose …

Coronary CT angiography in heavily calcified coronary arteries: Improvement of coronary lumen visualization and coronary stenosis assessment with image …

Z Sun, CKC Ng, L Xu, Z Fan, J Lei - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Coronary CT Angiography in Heavily Calcified Coronary Arteri... : Medicine Coronary CT
Angiography in Heavily Calcified Coronary Arteries: Improvement of Coronary Lumen …